The Bohemian Murders [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Dianne Day (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1999

Forced to leave San Francisco after the devastating earthquake and fire of 1906, Fremont Jones is finally willing to follow her heart--and her elusive suitor, Michael Archer--to the bohemian beach community of Carmel-by-the-Sea. But she finds Michael utterly changed and, apparently, otherwise engaged. Heartbroken, confused--and furious--Fremont accepts a position as temporary keeper of the Point Pi±os lighthouse, determined to carry on her typewriting business part time and nurse her wounds in solitude. Barely has she arrived, however, when the body of an unidentified woman washes up virtually at her feet, and Fremont is off on a new and ultimately life-threatening quest: to find out who the dead woman is.

Even the intrepidly unconventional Fremont learns new meanings for the term free spirit from the iconoclastic artists of Carmel--and new depths of love from the mysteriously tormented Michael Archer. The Bohemian Murders finds Fremont--still a delightful mix of fierce independence and female vulnerability--fighting off unknown attackers, battling her own demons, experiencing a new maturity in matters of the heart.

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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

YA. This light mystery with a gothic touch takes place in 1907 in the California seacoast towns of Monterey and Carmel. Intrepid typist Fremont Jones, who appeared in two previous books, has left San Francisco and taken a temporary job as a lighthouse keeper. She finds a body floating in the surf near her beach. The police seem uninterested in the woman's identity, and her body disappears from the local mortuary after the coroner rules that she was murdered. Later, Fremont is attacked by a masked rider as she travels through the fog-shrouded forest in her rig. Caught up in these baffling events, she decides to find out who the woman was and who killed her. Meanwhile Fremont's mysterious lover is living nearby in a colony of bohemian artists. His eccentric friends add much color and humor to the story, and eventually lead to the solution of the crime. Teens should enjoy this romantic mystery with its interesting historical setting.?Penny Stevens, formerly at Fairfax County Public Library, VA
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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A fiercely independent heroine of San Francisco's 1906 earthquake (see Fire and Fog, LJ 6/1/96), Fremont Jones follows her sort-of suitor, Michael Archer, to Carmel-by-the-Sea. Soon after accepting a job at the lighthouse, she discovers a dead woman and begins investigating. An attractive and involving historical.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Thomas T Beeler (September 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574902172
• ISBN-13: 978-1574902174
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,256,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fremont recovers from the quake on the Monterey Penninsula, October 21, 2002

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Moe811 (New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bohemian Murders: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Fremont Jones Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

As soon as her affairs were in order after the Great Earthquake, Fremont travels to Carmel to her friend Michael Archer and the cottage he rented for her in the bohemian artist colony. She arrives to find not Michael, but Misha Kosskoff, apparently his real name, and his lifestyle is as different as that name. She moves her business to a nearby community and takes temporary charge of the local lighthouse while the keeper is away. While on watch she sees the body of a woman wash up on the rocks of the light and sounds the alarm. The woman wears expensive and elaborate clothing, not the clothes of a transient, yet noone claims the body. Does she have any connection to Misha's new friends?

This is an intereting look into the bohemian lifestyle of the early 1900's. The writers and artists that flocked to Carmel were a colorful bunch as evidenced here. Michael becomes even more mysterious if that is possible and the murder is very difficult to solve. Great read!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely wonderful page-turner!, February 12, 2001

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This review is from: The Bohemian Murders: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Fremont Jones Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the third in the series that began with "The Strange Files of Fremont Jones." And it's amazing! It does everything you want a mystery to do. It's even better than the first two of the series, which I would have thought were impossible to top. This hard-to-put-down book is a superb read. Fremont's and Michael's characters continue to evolve, as does their relationship. And the ancillary characters are so much fun! Dianne Day absolutely sets up a world of time and place and mood and drops us in it. This has instantly become one of my all-time favorite reads -- mystery or otherwise. I'm not kidding! More! More!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Day's concerns are about culture and change., May 21, 1998

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This review is from: The Bohemian Murders: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Fremont Jones Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

Dianne Day's literary concerns are about the nature of cultural change in the U.S. just after the turn of the century. The time of the sertting is significant -- the horse & buggy are about to give 'way to the motor car. Mirroring that is her protagonist, Fremont Jones', natural feminist sensibility --and way ahead of her time. Day is an entertaining writer, yes, but she uses the mystery genre to examine serious, major themes. She is among the very best contemporary novelists and deserves a wide audience.