A smart, stunning thriller.-Linda FairsteinĮvocative and taut bursts with dark atmosphere. Stanley's dialogue bristles with attitude, the atmosphere is thick as the bay fog, and her protagonist is a great new dame in crime fiction. ParkerĪ powerful crime novel that perfectly captures the noir mood of San Francisco in the 40's. Laura Benedict, author of "Isabella Moon"thĪ stunning recreation of time and place that I greatly enjoyed.as will everyone who reads it.-Robert B.
The best part is an ending that will blow you away." ""An explosive, important book.imbued with the colors, sounds, emotions and excitement of true history. Rebecca Cantrell, author of "A Trace of Smoke Watch out, Sam Spade, Miranda Corbie is a woman hardboiled and feminine enough to keep you in line!" Louise Ure, Shamus Award-winning author of "The Fault Tree You'll be smoking two packs of Chesterfields and drinking Old Taylor straight from the bottle by the time you're done. Cornelia Read, author of "A Field of Darkness "Stunning, pitch-perfect njures forth a lost, poignant, and darkly luminous San Francisco in which Hammett - and LA's Chandler - would feel immediately at home." Polish up the Shamus, I know where it's heading this year." to come down the mean streets in oh, so long. From the opening chapter, we're rooting for Miranda, a marvelous, feisty, compassionate heroine who is my favorite P.I. Fans of Raymond Chandler and Megan Abbott should add Stanley to their list of must-read authors." "Evocative and taut.bursts with dark atmosphere. "A powerful crime novel that perfectly captures the noir mood of San Francisco in the 40's. Author Kelli Stanley has her eye on greatness."- George Pelecanos "Big and ambitious, both reverent and original. Lee Child "A stunning recreation of time and place that I greatly enjoyed.as will everyone who reads it." "Beautifully imagined and beautifully written-this book does everything great fiction is supposed to." Cogdill, "Sun-Sentinel" "A winner.The noir atmosphere of 1940s San Francisco is brilliantly recreated - terrific."-"Romantic Times "(4 1/2 stars) Readers will eagerly await the next installment in this exciting new series." -"Booklist "(starred) "Riveting.a wonderful start to what should be a long-running series." -Oline H. ""City of Dragons" is a joy to read." -Tom Nolan, "San Francisco Chronicle" "Think Barbara Stanwick meets Myrna Loy, then toss in a hard-boiled crime story worthy of Raymond Chandler."-"Library Journal "(starred) "Impressive.Stanley's hard-boiled, strong female sleuth stalks Hammett's San Francisco and does the job with all the panache of Sam Spade.
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