First published 1988
Professor Peter Shandy faces an unusual Groundhog Day when he discovers a century-old corpse. The body emerges under strange circumstances, pulling Shandy into a mystery that reaches back through decades of buried secrets. He teams up with Ottermole and Cronk to piece together the puzzle surrounding the ancient remains. Grace and Phil Porble join the investigation as Shandy digs deeper into the past. The professor must connect events from a bygone era to understand how this corpse ended up where it did. As he unravels the truth, Shandy confronts the ways the past refuses to stay buried, forcing him to examine how old crimes cast long shadows over the present.
Genres: american-fiction, mystery, academic, amateur-sleuth
Vibes: cozy, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, found-family
Setting: Oozak's Pond
Period: 20th-century
203 pages · Paperback · The Mysterious Press