In the fall semester of 1995 Professor Donahue and Chief Biggs investigated the watery demise of Dean Wooda, murdered as part of an insurance scam intended to resolve Briarpatch College's financial problems. Now, only a few months later, they have it all to do over again. Another murder, it appeared. But who did it? And how? Donahue's on-and-off romance of Mary is off again. Can murder bring them together once more? Or will it drive them apart for good? The college's future looks good, thanks to media coverage of the earlier trial-everyone wanted a campus tour that included the sites associated with the scandal, and some visitors were enrolling If you've ever attended a small college, you know Briarpatch; if you haven't, you should have.