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Barriers to Entry

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Barriers to Entry

By: Ariel Lawhon
Narrated by: Kate Reading
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An inquisitive woman defies expectations to become the mother of forensic science in this absorbing short story by New York Times bestselling author Ariel Lawhon.

You will have ninety minutes to solve the murder. A startling declaration by a new Harvard instructor: sixty-seven-year-old Frances Glessner Lee. It’s 1945. Before her, six wary male students given to assumptions—especially when it comes to women without a formal education—are challenged to solve a real-life whodunit using Mrs. Lee’s creation, the crime scene diorama. Every detail is accurate. And every detail matters when solving a crime with no survivors…

Ariel Lawhon’s Barriers to Entry is part of Blaze, a collection of short stories about incendiary women across the decades who dare to defy convention. They can be read or listened to in one sitting.

©2024 Ariel Lawhon. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Short Stories Women Sleuths Women's Fiction
Captivating Story • Intriguing Mystery • Engaging Teaching Method • Real-life Based
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Loved the length of this story. Held my attention the entire time! Will purchase more in the series and continue listening to this author.

Grabs your interest from the start!

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I loved the pace of this (although it was rather quick). I would love to read more about Frances and about how her life was affected by this line of work.

5 stars

This was good!

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I found this short story quite interesting and the performance was also very well done .

Fascinating based on true story

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This tells the story of teaching others how to solve a murder by looking at a display of the murder scene. She taught detectives as well as those in the medical field. It was very interesting to listen to. Will finish the rest of the series

Good true story

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Great presentation on how assumptions cannot be used to draw definitive conclusions. Excellent book! It has inspired me to read more about this amazing lady!

Assumptions lend to false confidence

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This was unexpectedly good! I liked the entire Blaze collection of books but this one stood out because the story is based on real dioramas that are still being used. I loved the main female in this and the information given.

Highly recommend if you enjoy short stories that are a small sliver of a person’s life.

Totally intriguing

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I really got into the case! I'm glad that the main character was just as " hard nosed" but able to see beyond her own reasons to open the horizon to a lot of men that only have one vision when it comes to a woman's capabilities.

Thought Provoking

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I enjoyed it. The story was original. I learned about the nutshell diarohmas. The narrators intensity and tone were perfect.

Original

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This is a slice of history that is very interesting. So many details. A fascinating story.

Fascinating

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Now this story definitely has you on the edge of your seats wondering who did it and still leaves you questioning what happened. I call that a good listen to me 👍🏿

Questioning

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