Caryl Dierksen

Teaching Mysteries 201 Caryl Dierksen

TEACHING MYSTERIES 201: THE STRIKE In this sequel to Teaching Mysteries 101, we return to Hancock High School, where the 1972-73 school year is beginning under the threat of a teachers' strike. Third-year English teacher Andrea Jackson ultimately decides to risk her job by participating in the unpopular strike. Then in the midst of the chaos, a murder takes place. Is the death connected to the strike? Will Andrea succeed in clearing a friend who is suspected of the crime? Will her sleuthing spell an end to a promising romance? Find the answers in this novel set in a small Midwestern town during the tumultuous early '70s, a time of mini-skirts, peace symbols, rock music, and the anti-war movement.