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...Veronica Chase--Nikki, to her friends--is the only black member of the Harvard Economics Department. As an assistant professor, Nikki is sinking beneath the weight of research and teaching responsibilities, but her efforts have resulted in her appointment to the Crimson Future Committee (CFC), a prestigious, interdisciplinary group whose members are paving the way towards Harvard's financial security in the twenty-first century. All appears to be well with the CFC--that is, until Nikki stumbles over the dead body of Law School committee member Ella Fisher after a late meeting in Littauer on a rainy night...
...opposition to those who fall in the suspect category. The companions take a less-than-active role in providing Nikki with different types of sage advice, while the suspects do their very best to impede her investigation. The result is nothing less than formulaic. Scenes in which Professor Chase is threatened by a particularly unsavory character are followed by chance meetings with her friends, who nevertheless implicitly encourage her inquisitive (if somewhat self-destructive) tendencies. If you can't tell where the plot is headed after the first few chapters, you're probably reading a little too carefully...
Even so, this humor does little to make up for other ridiculously tacky moments. A chase scene in the stacks of Widener? A paintball game involving 12 or so senior faculty members? Come on, who's kidding...
...triple Harvard graduate (A.B., M.B.A., J.D.), the first black woman partner at McKinsey & Co. and a member of the prestigious Crain's New York Business "40 Under 40" list of executives, she certainly can't be suffering for money. But consider the following coincidences: both Thomas-Graham and Nikki Chase hail from Detroit; both exhibited marked success in economics-related fields, and both are affiliated with Harvard. Self-aggrandizement? Possibly. A creative outlet? If that's what you want to call it, fine. But steer clear of the assessment that A Darker Shade of Crimson accurately exposes the upper echelons...
...three boys, all 12, have requested that their moms not be allowed in the room. W. takes pains to close all the doors to the dining room where the discussion is going to take place. At one point, he gets up to chase away his little brother. W.'s friends H. and P. are twins, but H. quickly points out, "Trust us. We have completely different views on the subject." The subject...