Scandal on Rincon Hill: A Sarah Woolson Mystery - Hardcover

Tallman, Shirley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312386974 ISBN 13: 9780312386979

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2010

Synopsis

“Bringing Victorian San Francisco to colorful life, Tallman offers an entertaining mystery...will appeal to fans of Anne Perry and Rhys Bowen.” —Library Journal

A body is found just blocks from attorney Sarah Woolson’s home on Rincon Hill. Sarah is on the case, but 19th-century San Francisco is soon thrown into a state of panic as a gruesome crime spree begins to take hold of the city.

About this title

About the Author:

SHIRLE Y TA LLMAN lives in Eugene, Oregon and Incline Village, Nevada.

From Publishers Weekly:

The lack of a satisfying solution to the whodunit at the heart of Tallman's fourth historical set in 19th-century San Francisco (after 2007's The Cliff House Strangler) is the only real flaw in an otherwise solid read. Idealistic and iconoclastic attorney Sarah Woolson investigates the bludgeoning murder of botanist Nigel Logan, who was at a party with Woolson's judge father only the night before and whose body was found near the Woolson home. Several days later, a friend of Logan's, a church deacon, apparently falls victim to the same killer. When the police latch onto some Chinese immigrants as the culprits, despite the absence of any real evidence, Woolson bravely takes on their defense. Convincing period detail supports an engaging lead who's a more plausible character than, say, Rhys Bowen's Molly Murphy, a PI in early 20th-century New York City. The romantic subplots don't overwhelm the mystery, but the ending will surprise few. (Mar.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312386974
• ISBN 13: 9780312386979
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 340