Beacon Street Mourning [Paperback]

Dianne Day (Author)

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• Paperback
• Publisher: Doubleday (2000)
• ASIN: B000K1MEC6
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy it because it's the last one!, January 27, 2003

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Beverly B. Allen "Bev9200" (Farmington, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beacon Street Mourning: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

Doubleday no longer intends to publish series mysteries, and because of this, Fremont Jones has met an untimely end. And because of contractual matters, Day can't take the series to another publisher. So, enjoy this one, folks -- it's the last in the series. It's a real shame!

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best yet in this great series, September 9, 2000

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beacon Street Mourning: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Hardcover)

Over four years ago, Fremont Jones, a prominent young woman in Boston high society, left her home to escape the social pressure fostered on her by the upper crust. She journeyed to San Francisco where she opened up a typing business. On the West Coast, Fremont met the love of her life, Michael Kossoff, a former(?) spy for both the American and Russian governments. They survived the first great twentieth century earthquake in the area and now manage a detective business, the J and K Agency.

While recovering from some recent injuries, Fremont worries about not hearing from her East Coast father. She learns that he is probably dying. Fremont wonders if her detested stepmother Augusta is involved with her dad's failing health. She arranges for her father to go to the hospital and accompanied by Michael, heads east to visit him. While in Boston, Fremont sees her dad rallying. He leaves the hospital only to die from a sudden heart attack. Fremont and Michael investigate Augusta's activities as they expect foul play occurred until someone kills the wicked stepmother.

Dianne Day is one of the better historical mysteries on the market today. Fremont is a great character struggling with gender discrimination in the first decade of the twentieth century. Her independence stamps her as unacceptably strange. BEACON STREET MOURNING is a thought-provoking tale that is an insightful social commentary as well as an in depth character study. Adding to the fun of this novel is that for the the first time in the series, the audience glimpses what drove Fremont to go west young lady. Fans will understand her demons and motives even as new readers search for previous tales in a fabulous series.

Harriet Klausner

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fremont returns home- to a murder, June 25, 2002

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Moe811 (New York USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Beacon Street Mourning: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)

Fremont Jones and her partner return to her native city of Boston. Fremont's father is very ill and feared near death. Fremont suspects that her stepmother is behind his illness. She arranges for her father to enter the hospital and then for nurses to attend him and he seems to rally, until one night, he suddenly dies of a heart attack. Unbeknownst to her stepmother, Fremont has been left the bulk of her father's considerable estate which can only lead to more trouble.

This was a really quick read. The author takes you back to Philadelphia in the early 1900's. The story is very quick moving and the characters vivid. The mystery is not difficult, but no less interesting.