October's Book of the Month: A mystery begins in Bascom Hall

Imagine this: In the middle of a lecture in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Bascom Hall, a sudden flood crumbles the ceiling and releases a river onto the stage. With it, unbelievably, are human remains. Visiting art historian Nora Barnes and antiques-dealer Toby Sandler happen to be in the audience, sending them on a quest to investigate a mystery connected to the infamous bombing of Sterling Hall. “The Bones of Bascom Hall” is No. 5 in the fictional series by co-authors and UW–Madison English professors emeriti Betsy Draine and Michael Hinden, and the first set entirely in Madison. That makes this novel extra loaded with Easter eggs for local and alumni readers. Out November 2024, uwpress.wisc.edu

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