DALLAS, Sept. 23, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hiding behind a facade of intellectual academia, university professors and administrators conceal a scandalous secret. When Liz Hunter, the wife of an assistant professor, uncovers this secret lifestyle, she is punished quietly. In her new novel, In the Shadow of the Tower: Sex, Fear, and Politics on a Southern Campus (now available through 1stBooks), author Marjorie Hacker tells the suspenseful story of one woman whose family is hurt by a secret she must keep.
When Liz and her husband move to Virginia in the late 1960s, their decision feels right until Liz uncovers a homosexual pedophile in a position of power. As PTA president at a private grade school, Liz discovers that the school's principal is a pedophile. She's warned to keep the secret hidden and told it could affect her husband in his new position at Renier University. She follows orders, but, later, her life is turned upside down due to her discovery.
With a loose lifestyle, this homosexual group sits at the highest levels of Renier. Fearing exposure, the group singles out the Hunter family, wreaking silent havoc on Liz's life.
Why have there been so many unfortunate incidents? Liz spends 15 years piecing together the puzzling secret. Who is behind the plot on her family? She ultimately discovers the complete, shocking story.
A suspenseful novel of the secrets of politics in academia, In the Shadow of the Tower captures readers from the first chapter.
Hacker, the former wife of a Duke University professor, lives in Texas.
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