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The Russian Hill Murders - (Sarah Woolson Mysteries) by Shirley Tallman (Paperback)

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  • Though her own San Francisco law firm barely tolerates her, gutsy young attorney Sarah Woolson flouts proper feminine behavior in this nineteenth-century answer to Legally Blonde.
  • About the Author: Shirley Tallman and her husband, Bob, divide their time between Eugene, Oregon, and Incline Village, Nevada, where she continues to work as a novelist and screenwriter.
  • 288 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Mystery & Detective
  • Series Name: Sarah Woolson Mysteries

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Though her own San Francisco law firm barely tolerates her, gutsy young attorney Sarah Woolson flouts proper feminine behavior in this nineteenth-century answer to Legally Blonde. While her mother begs her to settle down, her chauvinistic boss tries to come up with ever more spiteful ways to pressure his only female associate into quitting. Naturally, Sarah digs in her heels and vows to retain her position at any cost. Besides, she has no intention of straying too far from the action.

When the wife of wealthy society entrepreneur Leonard Godfrey drops dead of an apparent heart attack at a charity dinner for the new Women and Children's Hospital, Sarah's curiosity gets the better of her. But no one will believe in her theory that Caroline Godfrey's death was not natural---until several more people affiliated with the hospital die of inexplicable causes.

Meanwhile, when a pregnant widow whose husband has died in a sweatshop fire asks for Sarah's help in finding the owner so that she can sue for recompense, our feisty heroine insists on taking the case against her boss's orders. With the help of her colleague Robert Campbell and an eager young hansom cabdriver named Eddie, Sarah goes on a manhunt for Killy Doyle, the menacing head of the factory underworld. But she can't ignore the mysterious deaths at the Women and Children's Hospital---especially when the hospital's Chinese chef is arrested for the murders and the Chinese community's most powerful Tong Lord asks her to defend him.

Faced with her first criminal trial, Sarah stops at nothing to determine the killer's identity. But in trying to exonerate her client, she places her own life in danger. Will Sarah figure out who the murderer is, or will she be the final victim?



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"Good books such as this are getting harder and harder to come by. The narrative is evocative and funny, the voice, impeccably unique." - Seattle PI

"Top-drawer... Credible characters, cleverly subtle clues and a highly satisfying conclusion mark this intriguing tale as a superior example of its subgenre." - Publishers Weekly

"Woolson's role as a protofeminist in the nineteenth century is a sympathetic one, and readers will empathize strongly with the obstacles she faces and the triumphs she achieves." - Booklist




About the Author



Shirley Tallman and her husband, Bob, divide their time between Eugene, Oregon, and Incline Village, Nevada, where she continues to work as a novelist and screenwriter.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .8 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 288
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Mystery & Detective
Series Title: Sarah Woolson Mysteries
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Theme: Women Sleuths
Format: Paperback
Author: Shirley Tallman
Language: English
Street Date: July 15, 2005
TCIN: 90812627
UPC: 9780312328580
Item Number (DPCI): 247-45-9189
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.85 pounds
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