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Bleeding Maize and Blue (Mysteries Featuring Anneke Haagen at the University of Michigan) | 
| Author: Susan Holtzer
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Pages: 304
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0312962843
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780312962845
ASIN: 0312962843
Publication Date: September 15, 1997
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Even if you're not a devout University of Michigan alumnus and/or football fan, you'll be seduced by the richly detailed background against which Susan Holtzer has set her latest mystery about computer whiz Anneke Haagen and her policeman lover, Lt. Karl Genesko. An NCAA investigator looking at Michigan's recruiting program is killed in the end zone, so Karl and Anneke use their special talents to find out why. The college newspaper milieu is especially well drawn, as a dedicated reporter risks her life to expose a sports scandal.
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When football and greed collide, the result is sudden death...
In football-obsessed Ann Arbor, the University of Michigan President's Weekend is the biggest event of the season. And this year, computer consultant Anneke Haagen is swept up in the festivities-- her boyfriend, police lieutenant Karl Genesko, is set to be honored as one of Michigan's brightest former football stars. But the weekend quickly sours when Zoe Kaplan, a Michigan Daily student sportswriter, breaks the story of an NCAA probe of UM recruiting...and hours later the agency's investigator turns up murdered on the sacred turf of the stadium end zone.
Genesko finds himself at the head of the investigation, and Anneke can't resist applying her computer skills and analytical mind to the mystery herself. What she finds is a tangle of secrets, lies, and shady deals, with the deepest alumni pockets in the thick of it. And with the university's reputation and big money program at stake, she'd better find the killer's playbook, before she's the next to be sacked...
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 A Mystery for Football Fans July 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Computer consultant, Anneke Haagen, is anticipating a special weekend of football festivity, especially since her live-in love, police lieutenant and former pro football star, Karl Genesko, will be honoured at the event. But the fun turns to suspicion and unease when student reporter, Zoe Kaplan, breaks a story about recruitment impropriety at the University of Michigan. Unease turns to shock when a National Collegiate Athletic Association investigator is murdered with a flagpole through his stomach.
Although I don't know much about football, I do know it has lots of rules. Susan Holtzer's BLEEDING MAIZE AND BLUE taught me that the recruitment of promising athletes appears to have even more rules. In cities like Ann Arbor, Michigan, where football is a huge deal, breaking recruitment rules is almost a deadly sin, one that ruins careers and reputations.
For some, these are high stakes indeed, but they aren't for Anneke and this is part of the problem with this novel. There was far too little tension for the protagonist. Anneke's only just met the people who have the most to lose by the recruitment scandal, not to mention a murder charge. Despite some reference to Karl being a suspect, this angle isn't pursued. Other than befriending Zoe and satisfying her own curiosity, Anneke has no real stake in solving the crimes. Another problem is that the subplots aren't developed. We do learn that Anneke has her own consulting business, a new home that needs repairs, and a part-time housekeeper who clearly doesn't like her, but other than flitting in and out of her office, showing a friend her home, and dealing with the housekeeper, we see too little of Anneke's life. The tension could have been ramped up by giving Anneke her own work deadlines, renovation nightmares, or real threats to her and Karl's safety. Still, the main plot held together well and for those who love football, it's an entertaining read.
 Come on Anneke, a little Moxie. Take the Plunge! June 30, 2005
Excellent stuff. I belong to the Mystery Book Club in the Ypsilanti District Library (sometimes Ann Arbor lets us read their authors) and this was our June read.
A nice story of the NC2A, The Big House, murder most foul, and the struggling relationship that Anneke has with herself. Ah. To surrender to love . . . or not? Susan certainly has the Ann Arbor crowd going. I only got 20 pages before I put on my smoking jacket and put a Miles Davis CD on the Sony. (Sorry it was only a Sony. I wonder if there's a help group in A squared I can join?)
Great fun. Tight descriptions. Lots of characters (don't you love Zoe?) seamlessly introduced. 5 stars. Larry Scantlebury
Fun for anyone, Ann Arborite or not July 13, 2004
This mystery takes place at the University of Michigan in the mid-'90s. Anyone around town then will find a lot of fun, familiar elements in this book. Early on in the book, a meeting is held in Michigan Stadium, which is unusual but not unknown since the stadium is generally open during the day. For the uninitiated, "maize" is the specific shade of yellow that Michigan uses in its school colors.There is a lot of journalistic intrigue in the book, too, as a writer for the campus paper (the Michigan Daily) competes for scoops with the Detroit dailies. All in all, it's a fun read.
Too Much Fun February 24, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a cozy mystery addict, and extremely hard to please. This book by Susan Holtzer satisfied my craving for cozy and passed my picky muster. The plotting is a joy, the characters are well-developed and the humor is chuckle-making. Bleeding Maize and Blue is warm, well-written and just too much fun.
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