It's 1906, and Fremont Jones finds herself in the middle of the San Francisco Earthquake. In the devastation that follows, she volunteers for the Red Cross, learning to drive an automobile to transport supplies (and handsome doctors). Befriending shy, sweet Alice Lasley seems the right thing to do, until Fremont discovers that Alice- and her missing husband- are not what they seem. When someone begins leaving loathsome offerings at her front door, Fremont's efforts to learn the truth entangle her once again with the attractive Michael Archer as she steals through the rubble in pursuit of a killer who would like very much to extinguish her. This is a liberated woman, at her best in a brave new world. "It's Day's light and romantic touch with her spunky heroine and the men in her life that make this series sparkle..." (Booklist)
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Whole lotta shakin' goin' on!,
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This review is from: Fire and Fog: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Fremont Jones Mysteries) (Paperback)
It's the Great Quake in San Francisco and there's our Fremont Jones with the mysterious Michael Archer in the midst of it all. Dianne Day instantly became one of my favorite mystery writers when I read "The Strange Files of Fremont Jones." (Start with that one, by all means!) This one is just as "can't put it down, can't turn the page fast enough" as that one was. I can't find proof, but I'm of the opinion that Dianne Day is Laurie King. (Start with "The Beekeeper's Apprentice" and see what I mean.) At any rate, they write in a similar manner, and both are excellent. TRY THEM!Oh, yeah. ... She lives through the Quake. Hence, sequels abound! .
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Good follow up to the first book!,
This review is from: Fire and Fog: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Fremont Jones Mysteries) (Paperback)
Having previously read Dianne Day's first book (The Strange Files of Fremont Jones) featuring the feisty sleuth/typist, I couldn't wait till I returned to San Francisco to find out what Ms. Jones was up to. And Dianne Day ceratinly amused this reader with her next tale set during the San Francisco Earthquake.Because of severe damage to the boarding house where they lived, fremont and her friend Michael must find other living arrangements. Elusive Michael, who Fremont suspects is a spy retires to the Presidio where he has a room, while Fremont finds herself living with a new acquaintance with a rather strange story. As the city returns to its former vitality, Fremont discovers an assortment of valuable antiques in a storage area of her office builkding, is kidnapped by a Ninja, learns more about Michael and even manages to eke out a living as a typist. Much as I enjoyed the first book, I found this read to be even better. As I read this book, I felt as though I was there in San Francisco and could not only feel the rumbling but see the fog and smell the smoke.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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A Gutsy New Heroine AND Making History Come Alive!,
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This review is from: Fire and Fog: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Fremont Jones Mysteries) (Paperback)
This book, a sequel to the debut "The Strange Files of Fremont Jones" was a true page-turner. I literally read it all in a single day, finding every opportunity and staying up MUCH too late in order to finish it. Day's sleuth, Fremont Jones, lives in San Francisco, CA, around the time of the Great Quake, which takes place during the setting of this book. Her recounting of the mysteries which unfold in the chaos resulting from the quake renders the events of that time and the reality of what it must have been like to live through the quake compelling and real. Her characters are likeable and frustratingly real -- all the more so because they react in ways we have all seen ourselves react. I can't wait to read her subsequent novels featuring the intrepid Fremont.
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