"Morris hits it out of the park with this third novel of her Red Queen mystery trilogy. It is smart, fast-paced, and utterly contemporary with plot lines of disturbing hate groups and higher education's attempts to teach students how to respond peacefully yet effectively to hate speech. Red Solaris struggles to keep those she loves safe from an increasingly dangerous world, both on campus and off." - Don Hardy, Author of
Because I'd Just Hate to Disappear
"Once again, the inquisitive and impulsive Red Solaris ricochets between ivory tower abstractions and real world mayhem. The best Red Queen mystery yet." - Ann Ronald, Author of
Friendly Fallout 1953
"Red Solaris is intelligent, tough, and vulnerable, a tricky combination to pull off, yet Bourne Morris does so beautifully and has given us a lead character we care deeply about." - Annette Dashofy,
USA Today
Bestselling Author of
With a Vengeance
"Bourne Morris is poised to become the queen of academic mysteries and suspense." - Gigi Pandian,
Quicksand
(on
The Rise of the Red Queen
)
Free speech or hate? When a white supremacist schedules an event on campus, Red Solaris must confront her own feelings about an issue that challenges the very core of American education: campus safety versus freedom of speech. Amidst escalating tension, Red meets with the editor of the student newspaper--who also confides in Red that her young cousin is missing, probably a victim of local sex traffickers.
Agreeing to rescue the girl, Red solicits help from her beloved Detective Joe Morgan. But when Joe goes undercover into the dangerous world of human trafficking, he disappears without a trace. Red must balance her fears for Joe with her worries that a campus riot may soon break out.
Books in the Red Solaris Mystery Series:
THE RED QUEEN'S RUN (#1)
THE RISE OF THE RED QUEEN (#2)
THE RED QUEEN RULES (#3)
Part of the Henery Press Mystery Series Collection, if you like one, you'll probably like them all...
Author Bio
:
Bourne Morris began writing at Bennington College where she studied under the late poet laureate, Howard Nemerov. After college, she worked at
McCall's
Magazine and then went to Ogilvy & Mather, New York during the "Mad Men" era. David Ogilvy and his colleagues treated her wonderfully, promoted her several times and then sent her west to become head of their agency in Los Angeles. She had a splendid run in advertising. In 1983, she joined the University of Nevada Reno as a full professor in Journalism where she taught until 2009. She learned about campus politics when she served as chair of the faculty senate. She retired to write mysteries in 2009 after an equally wonderful teaching career.