{"product_id":"blunt-instrument-9781613167601","title":"Blunt Instrument","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of Summer 2026\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA failed professor solves a murder on campus in this new whodunit from bestselling author Amy Bloom.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe case of the bludgeoned lecturer has all of Cromwell University reeling, even though the elderly Professor Bullfinch wasn't particularly well-liked. His ornery nature and Old World approach to campus politics ruffled more than a few feathers over the years, and present tensions within his department mean there are more suspects than mourners in the wake of his death. And the murder weapon--a bronze bust of Nathaniel Hawthorne--does seem to indicate that the attack may have been academically motivated... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Enter Dell Chandler, the failed English professor turned self-taught private detective whom Dr. Cutty calls in to investigate the crime. She has the background to tease out the motives among the staff and just enough experience to conduct a thorough inquiry. If she solves the case before the cops do, the university could keep the whole thing quiet, avoiding sensational media about the dark side of campus life. But to do so, she'll have to dodge her own demons from her past life as a disgraced academic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written with the same depth of character and insight that readers have come to expect from author Amy Bloom's novels and memoirs, \u003ci\u003eBlunt Instrument \u003c\/i\u003eis an engaging and entertaining mystery with a clever, complex protagonist at its core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Bloom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mysterious Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 5.92w x 1.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613167601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2026 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Bloom\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of novels, short stories, memoir, and nonfiction. She has written for magazines such as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work has been translated into seventeen languages. \u003ci\u003eBlunt Instrument\u003c\/i\u003e is her first crime novel. Amy resides in Connecticut and recently retired as Wesleyan University's Shapiro-Silverberg Professor of Creative Writing, while continuing to work as a psychotherapist and a novelist\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Amy Bloom \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397130006685,"sku":"9781613167601","price":33.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7511cba9-2ec3-4130-8d7c-bbb97893f66a.jpg?v=1781073863","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/blunt-instrument-9781613167601","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}