The Strange Files of Fremont Jones [Paperback]

Diane Day (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Doubleday (1995)
• ASIN: B001VOBHV0
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beginng of a good series!, May 15, 2000

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This review is from: The Strange Files of Fremont Jones: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Fremont Jones Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

I am a devoted mystery and series readers who chanced upon this book while browsing. Now after sometime and having read more books in the series, I am so happy to be acquainted with the author Dianne Day.

Set in San Francisco in the early 20th century, the author has written about a feisty woman character, Fremont Jones, who not only thinks differently than her contemporaries but abandons her Brahmin Boston home to seek her own life halfway across the country. Starting out as a typist, Fremont Jones quickly becomes involved in a mystery when she is approached by a Chinese man who is found and his files mysteriously stolen from Jones' office. Fremont who takes her name from her pioneering relative John Fremeont is a woman living in the early 20th century with a 21st century feminist attitude. The mystery which hold one's attention is nothing compared to the relationships which Day creates and will have readers eagerly waiting to pick up the second book in the series.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This first in a series gets you hooked, May 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Strange Files of Fremont Jones: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Fremont Jones Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

The Strange Files... is a great concept. It is a fun-to-read blend of historical atmosphere, mystery and romance. Living in San Francisco myself, I love to read about what the city used to be like. The authenticity of the streets, locations, weather etc. makes it all the more enjoyable. I'm hooked on this new heroine.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A strong debut, and a likeable heroine, December 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Strange Files of Fremont Jones: A Fremont Jones Mystery (Fremont Jones Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a very strong debut of a new female protagonist, a woman struggling against the boundaries placed on women in her time (turn-of-the-century America). A step away from disaster at any moment, Fremont Jones sets off to redefine herself and to face life on her own terms. Fortunately for us, her own terms includes a strong dollop of adventure, romance, and gritty details of life for a woman alone in those times. This book is a rather quick read, but a very satisfying one. Its sequel, Fire and Fog, is even more satisfying as we see the character mature and settle in to the rhythms of life in San Francisco only for them to be thoroughly disrupted by the Great Quake. This is truly a writer to watch!