Nancy McFarlane's Reviews > The Professor

Marlitt Kaplan may no longer be employed as an Athens, GA homicide detective, but being a detective is in her blood so she reluctantly agreed to a request from her mother who is a UGA professor. The request is to prove serious allegations against a friend and colleague are not true. Her friend Verenya has been accused of being romantically involved with a student who later committed suicide. A lot of attention is often given to the pressure of classes, relationships, etc. on the mental health and well-being of students, but what about the pressure put on new professors trying to prove themselves and obtain tenure? As Marlitt soon discovers everyone has secrets and is subject to emotional insecurity and manipulation, even herself. The Professor is a great police procedural with a serious look at the relationship between students and professors and at what harm can come from doing what you think is necessary to find the truth, and at how often lying becomes a necessary part of the process.