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    The Red Queen Rules

    By Bourne Morris

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    Free speech or hate? When a white supremacist schedules an event on campus, Red Solaris must confront her own feelings about an issue that challenges the very core of American education: campus safety versus freedom of speech.

    Amidst escalating tension, Red meets with the editor of the student newspaper—who also confides in Red that her young cousin is missing, probably a victim of local sex traffickers.

    Agreeing to rescue the girl, Red solicits help from her beloved Detective Joe Morgan. But when Joe goes undercover into the dangerous world of human trafficking, he disappears without a trace.

    Red must balance her fears for Joe with her worries that a campus riot may soon break out.

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    THE RED QUEEN RULES by Bourne Morris - A Henery Press Mystery. If you like one, you'll probably like them all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHenery Press
    Release dateDec 6, 2016
    ISBN9781635111224
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    Bourne Morris

    Bourne Morris began writing at Bennington College where she studied under the late poet laureate, Howard Nemerov. After college, she worked at McCall's Magazine and then went to Ogilvy&Mather, New York during the "Mad Men" era. David Ogilvy and his colleagues treated her wonderfully, promoted her several times and then sent her west to become head of their agency in Los Angeles. She had a splendid run in advertising. In 1983, she joined the University of Nevada Reno as a full professor in Journalism where she taught until 2009. She learned about campus politics when she served as chair of the faculty senate. She retired to write mysteries in 2009 after an equally wonderful teaching career.

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    • 4/5
      It's nice to see Red back again. But this time not only is she dealing with drama on campus but she is also dealing with Joe going undercover in a sec trafficking ring to find the missing cousin of one of her students. With another giant surprise midway through Red is under a ton of stress.I liked that this one had the two storylines between the hateful speaker that was going to speak on campus and Joe going to find Rosie's cousin. They were both interesting storylines to me and I like how they merged towards the end.Red gets some big news while Joe was away and I was so excited about it. I cannot wait to see how that affects her life.Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the galley.
    • 5/5
      Meredith 'Red' Solaris is Dean of Journalism at Mountain West University in northern Nevada. One morning she overhears an argument and, following the sound, arrives at the campus home of a group of white supremacists known as The Purists. When she arrives she sees the editor of the university's newspaper Rosie Jenkins on the ground with several of the group surrounding her. After diffusing the situation she is greeted by a woman who identifies herself as Danica Boerum, a renowned racist. It seems she is giving a speech on campus, and although Red would like to keep it from ever happening she is the Dean of Journalism and as such, believes in free speech even when it differs from her own views and opinions.Rosie, who escaped the sex trade when she was younger is now trying to free her young cousin Cathy from the same fate she suffered. With this end in mind she asks for Red's help along with that of Detective Joe Morgan, who is also the love of Red's life. When Joe decides to go deep undercover in the search for Cathy, Red still needs to deal with the problem of Danica's speech and the resulting fallout from Mountain West's staff and students. The stakes are driven higher when Rosie has a run-in with Danica and later is attacked in her apartment and nearly killed; Joe disappears; and Red discovers something that sends her into an emotional tailspin as she tries to run her school, find Joe, and keep Rosie safe...In this third novel in the Red Solaris mysteries, Bourne Morris writes a book that touches upon several controversial subjects, and she does a nice job of dealing with the sex trade/trafficking, hate groups, and if students really need safe spaces (even though this last was only touched upon) and I thought it was quite intriguing.When Rosie is sure that Danica is someone from her past it causes the attack that sends her to the hospital. While she is recovering from her wounds with a police guard at her door Red is worried for her but more than worried for Joe, whom no one has heard from for awhile and it sends her on a mission to find him accompanied by their friend and retired cop Wynan, who isn't happy about Red's actions but agrees to go. Little does she know that a chance encounter with an old enemy will help her in her quest. She must also meet with students who are not happy about Danica's appearance being nothing but hate speech and want it cancelled, but as she explains to them her thoughts she also manages to encourage them to find a way to rebel against it without causing any violence. I thought this was dealt with nicely, and enjoyed the fact that there are some new developments for a couple of characters from previous and current books, as well as changes that are coming for Red in her own life. We also learn more about Red's father and his past in this latest installment of the series, which helps Red with her own past.Although I did feel that this is less a mystery than a discourse on free speech and the consequences were we to censor people from their right to it; and those that may be if we don't, it was still very good; it grabbed my interest and held it throughout. (There is a fine line there and I have no intention of walking it). A satisfying read and highly recommended.