Death in the quadrangle cover

Death in the quadrangle

by Eilis Dillon

When the unpopular president of King's College, Dublin, begins getting threatening anonymous letters, he asks retired professor John Daly to investigate. Unfortunately for Daly and his friend, Garda Inspector Mike Kelley, there is no shortage of suspects -- the entire faculty loathes the president, who is cruel, arrogant, and a bully. A witty look at academe in the 1950's and full of quotable observations.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?