Believing that someone from the shadowy underworld San Francisco's Tenderloin district is trying to drive out the Vietnamese families living at the Globe Apartments, Sharon McCone finds suspects in a poet, a preacher, and a pornographer. Reissue. PW.
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MARCIA MULLER has written many novels and short stories. Her novel "Wolf in the Shadows" won the Anthony Boucher Award. The recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award and the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award - their highest accolade - she lives in northern California with her husband, mystery writer Bill Pronzini.
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Sharon is called to the Tenderloin District,
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Private Investigator Sharon McCone is called by a group of Vietnamese tenants who live in the so-called Tenderloin District of San Francisco. This is a very rough area, where new immigrants trying to make a go of it in their adopted country rub elbows with eccentrics and criminals. The group of people who are employing Sharon want her to find out who is playing tricks on them in their apartment building. There are strange noises in the basement, power failures, and shadows of "ghosts" on the walls. During the course of the investigation, Sharon develops real admiration for the Vietnamese and is chagrined when one of them is killed and another disappears. She pursues several dead ends before she finally figures out who is responsible for the murder and the other mischief. Muller consistantly writes good books in this series, and this one is no exception.
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A Mystery with a Message,
By Janie "a little bird" (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews
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As a fan of PI Sharon McCone I knew I would enjoy this book. I was surprised not only to be updated on Sharon's personal life (which keeps me hooked on this series) but to be touched as Marcia Muller calls to attention an important social issue. Her discussion of immigrant housing in the US contributes to an already intriguing mystery, while educating her readers. Thank you Marcia Muller! I'll definitely be back for more.
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Eye of the Storm,
By Michele Prestage (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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I have read the first 6 or so books in this series and I have yet to be disappointed. Each book kept me entertained and wanting to get to the next one.
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SAN Francisco's Tenderloin is a twenty-square-block district that contains some of the greatest contrasts in the city. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bui doi, silver apples, street preacher Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Otis Knox, All Souls, Globe Hotel, Brother Harry, Mary Zemanek, Sallie Hyde, Hoa Dinh, Lan Vang, Duc Vang, San Francisco, Jimmy Milligan, Carolyn Bui, Crystal Palace, Hung Tran, Marin County, Market Street, Sensuous Showcase Theatre, San Rafael, Good Lord, Union Square, Bay Shores, Bernal Heights, Dolly Vang, Lan's Garden, Blue Lagoon New!
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SAN Francisco's Tenderloin is a twenty-square-block district that contains some of the greatest contrasts in the city. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bui doi, silver apples, street preacher Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Otis Knox, All Souls, Globe Hotel, Brother Harry, Mary Zemanek, Sallie Hyde, Hoa Dinh, Lan Vang, Duc Vang, San Francisco, Jimmy Milligan, Carolyn Bui, Crystal Palace, Hung Tran, Marin County, Market Street, Sensuous Showcase Theatre, San Rafael, Good Lord, Union Square, Bay Shores, Bernal Heights, Dolly Vang, Lan's Garden, Blue Lagoon New!
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- Eye of the Storm by Marcia Muller in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Wolf in the Shadows (A Sharon Mccone Mystery) by Marcia Muller in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- The Shape of Dread by Marcia Muller in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Leave a Message for Willie by Marcia Muller in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Till the Butchers Cut Him Down by Marcia Muller in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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- Sleuths in Skirts: An Analysis and Bibliography of Serialized Female Sleuths by Frances A. Dellacava in Back Matter
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