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Title details for The Russian Hill Murders by Shirley Tallman - Available

The Russian Hill Murders

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by Shirley Tallman
Anna Fields
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Plucky young attorney Sarah Woolson flouts proper Victorian notions of feminine behavior in this nineteenth-century answer to Legally Blonde. Though her own law firm barely tolerates her and her mother begs her to settle down, Sarah sets out to prove herself in her first criminal trial.When a woman whose husband has died in a sweatshop fire asks for Sarah's help in finding the culprit, she insists on taking the case against her boss's wishes. Even more scandalously, when several people affiliated with a charity hospital die within a few days of each other, Sarah puts herself in the middle of the puzzle, racing against time to find the killer and defending a Chinese man accused of murder. Imagine, a woman lawyer in court!

  • Creators

  • Series

    Sarah Woolson Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 1, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781481563604
      • File size: 232660 KB
      • Duration: 08:04:42

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 13, 2005
      In Tallman's top-drawer second mystery set in late 19th-century San Francisco (after 2004's The Nob Hill Murders
      ), attorney Sarah Woolson takes on a couple of cases that draw a torrent of protests from her law firm: the widow of a man killed in a multiple-fatality fire in a sweatshop seeks her help, as does a Chinese tong leader who asks her to defend a fellow countryman accused of murdering an accountant. In addition, a handsome, well-to-do bachelor wants her to handle his business negotiations. When all three clients' situations begin to intersect, Sarah realizes she has waded into dangerous, if not lethal, waters. Judge Woolson, Sarah's father, and Robert Campbell, her sole supporter among her law firm's associates, both lend their assistance, but neither is prepared when Sarah's investigations implicate members of San Francisco's high society in the crimes. Credible characters, cleverly subtle clues and a highly satisfying conclusion mark this intriguing tale as a superior example of its subgenre. Agent, James C. Vines.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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