Bleeding Maize and Blue (Anneke Haagen Mystery) | 
| Author: Susan Holtzer
Publisher: St Martins Pr
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1540883
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 294
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Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.8 x 1.2
ISBN: 0312145527
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312145521
ASIN: 0312145527
Publication Date: September 1996
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Condition: Some wear on book from reading, spine creases, wear on binding and pages.
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Amazon.com Review
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.
Product Description
When the NCAA investigator probing allegations against the University of Michigan's recruiting program is murdered, Lieutenant Karl Genesko is called in, and he must also find out why his girlfriend was mugged and what has happened to the reporter covering the story.
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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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