A Course in Murder — Elizabeth Chater

Button Gwinnett's first semester in college is fraught with excitement. She's supposed to attend the Freshman Welcome Hop with BMOC Bill Major, but while escaping the unwanted attentions of Dr. McGavin behind the library, she witnesses a murder. The police show up and find a body at the bottom of the cliff. Soon the body count rises, and Button becomes the primary suspect. With the help of beau Bill and her roommate, Cleo Carter, she sets out to uncover the identity of the murderer and clear her name, before she becomes the next victim.