Jacqueline Corcoran, '85

In this edgy mystery, 25 year old police department counselor Alayne Vaughan pursues her detective boyfriend's case, the alleged suicide of a local poet, almost losing her love, career, and life in the process.

After obtaining a BA at U of M, Jacqueline Corcoran went on to get a Masters and Ph.D. and is now a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has published numerous academic articles and eleven textbooks. Although Jacqueline has been writing novels since her days at U-M, A MONTH OF SUNDAYS is her first published mystery.