Death Among the Singles

About the Book

This delightful mystery explores the Boston singles scene of the 1980's. We visit restaurants, bars, and clubs at which the characters meet, mingle, and commit murder. Here Margot, a programmer working during the early days of the computer revolution, applies her problem solving skills to a different kind of problem – the mysterious death of her friend’s lover. In the process, she is distracted from her previous total immersion in work and develops some romantic interests of her own. The late Sarah Caudwell, reading the manuscript some years ago, “enjoyed it very much” and “found the solution exceptionally convincing.” Jane Langdon wrote “[Margot] deserves to be out in the world, receiving praise.” This delightful mystery explores the Boston singles scene of the 1980's. We visit restaurants, bars, and clubs at which the characters meet, mingle, and commit murder. Here Margot, a programmer working during the early days of the computer revolution, applies her problem solving skills to a different kind of problem – the mysterious death of her friend’s lover. In the process, she is distracted from her previous total immersion in work and develops some romantic interests of her own. The late Sarah Caudwell, reading the manuscript some years ago, “enjoyed it very much” and “found the solution exceptionally convincing.” Jane Langdon wrote “[Margot] deserves to be out in the world, receiving praise.” This delightful mystery explores the Boston singles scene of the 1980's. We visit restaurants, bars, and clubs at which the characters meet, mingle, and commit murder. Here Margot, a programmer working during the early days of the computer revolution, applies her problem solving skills to a different kind of problem – the mysterious death of her friend’s lover. In the process, she is distracted from her previous total immersion in work and develops some romantic interests of her own. The late Sarah Caudwell, reading the manuscript some years ago, “enjoyed it very much” and “found the solution exceptionally convincing.” Jane Langdon wrote “[Margot] deserves to be out in the world, receiving praise.” This delightful mystery explores the Boston singles scene of the 1980's. We visit restaurants, bars, and clubs at which the characters meet, mingle, and commit murder. Here Margot, a programmer working during the early days of the computer revolution, applies her problem solving skills to a different kind of problem – the mysterious death of her friend’s lover. In the process, she is distracted from her previous total immersion in work and develops some romantic interests of her own. The late Sarah Caudwell, reading the manuscript some years ago, “enjoyed it very much” and “found the solution exceptionally convincing.” Jane Langdon wrote “[Margot] deserves to be out in the world, receiving praise.”

About the Author

Lucy Horwitz, a retired mathematics professor, has had two main passions in her life: teaching and writing, these being supported by an addiction to learning and reading. She holds degrees in English, Philosophy, Mathematics, Education and Cognitive Psychology. She has read widely, from ancient history to modern murder mysteries. Her writings also cover a wide range, from the textbook Statistics for Social Change to the memoir Random Thoughts from an Aging Brain. For many years she was the contributing science editor for The Boston Book Review, and has also published a number of technical articles on the cognitive aspects of learning mathematics. This is her first, but probably not her last, venture into the world of fiction.