Bonnie
Pinkwater is a teacher, a good one. She cares about her
students. So when Peyton Newlin, a thirteen-year-old math
genius, disappears, Bonnie starts nosing around.
One by one, students who were competing with the young genius
start turning up dead and Bonnie suspects Peyton may be narrowing
the field. Then Peyton himself turns up murdered. Bonnie's
investigation ratchets up.
What she discovers
is a coven of witches, a teenage comic book magnate, a skinhead
Neanderthal with violent propensities,
an abusive father, an amorous science teacher, and a mistranslated
medieval mathematics manuscript. Somehow, all the pieces have
intersected at the tragically brief life of her math protégé.
As the body count mounts, Bonnie realizes she may have bitten
off more than she can chew. Because whoever is eliminating
her beloved students, has now decided East Plains, Colorado
would be better off without one aging math teacher.
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"The
Witch Of Agnesi is an excellent read. The characters
are well fleshed out and the story line
has enough left turns that it kept me guessing. ... I will
be watching for more from this skilled writer."
~ NovelSpot
"The
nonstop action and intrigue will hold most readers; the
suspense
is ever present, and the
mystery has a good balance of clues and misinformation to
keep amateur sleuths turning the pages."
~ Dylan Thomarie, Johnstown High School, NY. School Library
Journal
"Bonnie Pinkwater is a teacher that rules! The
Witch Of Agnesi will appeal to everyone who has—or ever had—a
cool teacher, a high school rival, or an interest in math.
It’s the Magic School meets Numbers from the moment
Peyton Newlin goes missing to the ultimate climax, and keeps
you reading under the covers with a flashlight all the way
to the grand finale. It’s a great read."
~ Christine Goff, Author of Death Shoots A Birdie.
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