Deadly Grounds — Patricia Wallace

DEAD MISS

At seventeen, Melanie Cerise Whitman had the world at her feet. She was a pretty California blonde with bright blue eyes and a personality to match. That was before she was found bludgeoned to death on the ground of the Hillyer Academy.

DEAN END

Private investigator Sydney Bryant is out to solve the murder, whether the police like it or not. Her interest in the case is personal since her neighbor's daughter was Melanie's friend. Yet who would have wanted to kill the attractive young woman?

There isn't a clue to be had. But one thing is certain, somebody is getting away with murder. And one dead schoolgirl may just be the beginning!