The Spook Lights Affair: A Carpenter and Quincannon Mystery

Author:   Marcia Muller ,  Bill Pronzini ,  Meredith Mitchell ,  Mark Peckham
Publisher:   Blackstone Publishing
Volume:   2
ISBN:  

9781482949032


Publication Date:   03 December 2013
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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"A debutante's missing body, murder most foul, and weird spectral lights in the fog make for a thrilling gaslight-era tale of mystery and detection. In 1895 San Francisco young debutantes don't commit suicide at festive parties, particularly not under the eye of Sabina Carpenter. But Virginia St. Ives evidently did, leaping from a foggy parapet in a shimmer of ghostly light. The seemingly impossible disappearance of her body creates an even more serious problem for the firm of Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services. Sabina didn't want to take the case, but her partner John Quincannon insisted it would serve as entr├(R)e to the city's ultra rich and powerful. That means money, and Quincannon loves the almighty dollar--which is why he is hunting the bandit who robbed the Wells Fargo office of $35,000. Working their separate cases--while Sabina holds John off with one light hand--the detectives give readers a tour of the city the way it was. From the infamous Barbary Coast to the expensive tenderloin gaming houses and brothels frequented by wealthy men, Quincannon follows a danger-laden trail to unmask the murderous perpetrators of the robbery. Meanwhile, Sabina works her wiles on friends and relatives of the vanished debutante until the pieces of her puzzle start falling into place. But it's an oddly disguised gent appearing out of nowhere who provides the final clue to both cases--the shrewd ""crackbrain"" who believes himself to be Sherlock Holmes."

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Author:   Marcia Muller ,  Bill Pronzini ,  Meredith Mitchell ,  Mark Peckham
Publisher:   Blackstone Publishing
Imprint:   Blackstone Publishing
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.159kg
ISBN:  

9781482949032


ISBN 10:   1482949032
Publication Date:   03 December 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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"""An intriguing mystery and a threat to San Francisco PI Sabina Carpenter's career drive Muller and Pronzini's engaging second late-nineteenth-century historical."" -- ""Publishers Weekly"" ""Muller and Pronzini's latest entry in their mystery series featuring Carpenter and Quincannon excels at evoking the time period of 1895 San Francisco...Social hierarchy plays a key role in both how the characters interpret the clues, and how the other characters treat the two detectives. An appearance by a detective who could be Sherlock Holmes adds to the puzzle."" -- ""RT Book Reviews"" ""Mystery Writers of America Grand Masters Muller and Pronzini return to San Francisco in 1865 with new cases for John Concannon and Sabina Carpenter...Historical mystery readers will enjoy this well-researched story from a pair of always reliable genre veterans."" -- ""Booklist"""


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Marcia Muller has written many novels and short stories. She has won six Anthony Awards, a Shamus Award, and is also the recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award (their highest accolade). She lives in northern California with her husband, mystery writer Bill Pronzini. Bill Pronzini has won numerous awards, including the 2008 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the Hammer Award from the Private Eye Writers of America. Meredith Mitchell is an actress who has performed in such films as Mona Lisa Smile and The Reunion, on stage with Shakespeare & Company and the New Repertory Theatre, and on television on Good Morning America. She received her BA in psychology from Emory University and her MFA in acting from Brandeis University. Mark Peckham is an actor and director based in Rhode Island. In addition to working with Trinity Rep, Virginia Stage Co., and many Boston-area theaters, he was the voice of Joseph Smith in the award-winning PBS documentary American Prophet with Gregory Peck.

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