Purchase
Sarah Woolson
Minotaur Books
June 2004
On Sale: June 1, 2004
288 pages
ISBN: 0312328559
EAN: 9780312328559
Hardcover
Add to Wish List
Mystery Woman Sleuth | Historical
The year is 1880, the place San Francisco. Intelligent,
outspoken Sarah Woolson is a young woman with a goal and
the fortitude to achieve it. The fourth child, and only
daughter, of a Superior Court Judge for the County of San
Francisco, she has always dreamed of becoming a lawyer.
The trouble is, everyone believes women belong in the
home, that it is not only unnatural, but against God's
will for them to seek a career. When Sarah finagles an interview with one of the city's
most prestigious law firms, no one thinks she has a prayer
of being hired. Except Sarah. Using her brains, and a
little subterfuge, she not only manages to be taken on as
the firm's newest (and only female) associate attorney,
she also acquires her first client - a lovely young
society matron suspected of brutally stabbing to death her
wealthy but abusive husband. When Sarah agrees to
represent the woman, she discovers that her beautiful
client has a secret lover, and that they both had ample
reason to want to see hubby dead. Everyone is convinced
the two are cold-blooded killers, including the handsome,
burly Scottish attorney who becomes Sarah's nemesis at the
firm. But Sarah is undeterred. She's sure her client is
innocent, and no matter what, she's determined to prove
it! When four more victims fall prey to the killer's knife -
and her client is arrested for the crimes - Sarah fears
she's bitten off more than she can chew. Without Sarah's
help, the young woman will almost certainly be put to
death, but proving her innocent will be an uphill battle.
Bucking her boorish employer, the judicial system and the
gruff Scot, Sarah finds herself embroiled in shady legal
maneuvers, a daring Chinatown raid, a secret and very
scandalous sex club, a mysterious tontine agreement, and
the most powerful and dangerous Tong Lord in the city's
Chinese District. Not to mention her arrogant brother
Frederick's ambitious run for state senate. Utilizing her keen mind and ready wits, Sarah takes on all
adversaries. One hard-earned clue at a time, she bravely
tracks a ruthless killer, constantly thwarted by the very
people who should be on her side. When the murderer
threatens to kill his sixth, and loveliest victim, Sarah
is forced to run a desperate race against a ticking clock. Single-handedly she fights not only to free her client,
but to discover the killer's real identity. But when she
finally corners the Nob Hill murderer, Sarah discovers
that she is in grave danger of becoming victim number
seven.
Comments
No comments posted.
Registered users may leave comments.
Log in or register now!
| 
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy