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Murder on Nob Hill
Murder on Nob Hill | Shirley Tallman, Tallman
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The year is 1880, the place San Francisco. Intelligent, outspoken Sarah Woolson is a young woman with a goal and the fortitude to achieve it. She has always dreamed of becoming a lawyer. The trouble is, everyone believes women belong in the home---that it is not only unnatural, but against God's will for them to seek a career.When Sarah finagles an interview with one of the city's most prestigious law firms, no one thinks she has a prayer of being hired. Except Sarah. Using her brains and a little subterfuge, she not only manages to become the firm's newest (and only female) associate attorney, she also acquires her first client---a lovely young society matron suspected of brutally stabbing to death her wealthy but abusive husband. Sarah is sure of her client's innocence, but the revelation of the woman's secret lover may make that innocence impossible to prove. When four more victims fall prey to the killer's knife, Sarah fears she has bitten off more than she can chew. Bucking her boorish employer and the judicial system, Sarah finds herself embroiled in shady legal maneuvers, a daring Chinatown raid, and a secret and very scandalous sex club in this irresistible blend of history, romance, and murder.
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Librarybelle
Murder on Nob Hill | Shirley Tallman, Tallman
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Sarah Woolson...is a lawyer...in 1880...in San Francisco. She‘s strong and knows what she wants. So, when murder happens, she‘s on the case. This is the first in a mystery series published fourteen years ago. I loved it but lost sight of it after the first two...maybe I should include the series as a challenge for next year?? #California #NoFemmeber

batsy This sounds a bit like this one, which I also enjoyed! Only read the first few in the series, though 6y
Librarybelle @batsy That sounds good, and it looks like I had already stacked it! 🤣 6y
Pamwurtzler That looks good - I‘m stacking!! 6y
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Billypar Sounds great! I like mysteries where the 'detective' character isn't actually a detective- it's fun to see how they get drawn in. 🕵️ 6y
HardcoverHearts You just rang a fair number of my literary bells so I am stacking this, for sure! Thanks! 6y
Librarybelle @Billypar Those type of books are my escape books - a perfect way to forget reality for a while! 6y
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