When does freedom go too far?
Doctor Rowena Halley has finally found a job that pays enough to live on. Too bad itâs a continent away from one of the men in her life, and an ocean away from the other. Plus, the campus sheâs teaching at is not the idyllic haven it seems.
There are the usual problems of academia: busywork, embarrassing extracurricular activities, a difficult department chair. And then thereâs real danger. A Gamergate activist has been invited to speak at the college, and a campus Menâs Rights group has threatened to protest the event. Are the rumors of violence swirling around the speaker âjust talk,â or are they going to become action?
When Rowena gets drawn into organizing the event, she is called on to find out before something tragic happens. Her dive into the campusâs incel culture just threatens to stir the pot, though. Rowena is worried that sheâs going to lose her job. With tensions on campus running this high, however, it may be more than her contract that is terminated. The college is concerned about freedom of speech. Rowena is concerned about the freedom to stay alive.
Combining suspense, dark humor, and a touch of romance, Trigger Warning is a sharply satirical examination of modern higher ed reminiscent of Robert B. Parkerâs investigations into the dark side of contemporary college life, written by someone with years of experience in the trenches of academia.
*Content warning: Along with the kind of adult language you should expect from mouthy undergrads and battle-scarred Iraq vets, this book also contains a serious discussion of bullying, incel culture, and gun violence. Youâve been warned.*