The author of NO COMFORT FOR THE LOST returns with a new mystery of Old San Francisco...
British-born nurse Celia Davies runs a free medical clinic to assist the poor women of San Francisco. Aided in her endeavors by her half-Chinese cousin Barbara and feisty housekeeper Addie, Celia has earned the trust and friendship of many of the cityβs downtrodden, including a young orphan named Owenβwhoβs just confided to her that heβs stumbled upon a corpse.
Owen recently started working for the ruthless real estate and development group, Martin and Company, and discovered a dead body in the officeβs basement. Celia turns to Detective Nick Greaves for help, only to learn that one of the main suspectsβthe husband of Celiaβs dearest friendβis an old enemy of Nickβs.
Now, Celia and Nick must put aside their personal feelings about the caseβand each otherβif theyβre going to bring a killer to justice...
© 2003-2026