San Francisco Thrillers

San Francisco Thrillers
Author: John Miller
Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1995
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

San Francisco is the ideal place for murder, mystery, and malevolence. Far beneath the swinging coils of the Golden Gate Bridge, in a dank set of abandoned prison cells, a strange caretaker with evil intentions plots his nefarious deeds. Atop the hills of Pacific Heights, an innocent young woman rides an evening cable car, stalked by her handsome fiance. In a seedy bar on Fifth Street, a stone-faced man awaits his next victim. These and other eerie and exciting stories can be found in San Francisco Thrillers, the first anthology of mysteries and thrillers set in the City by the Bay, and illustrated with the haunting vintage photographs of Francis Bruguiere.

No Comfort for the Lost

No Comfort for the Lost
Author: Nancy Herriman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2015-08-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0698192257

In this atmospheric historical mystery series debut, a courageous nurse and a war-scarred police detective in 1860s San Francisco champion the down-trodden and fight for justice … After serving as a nurse in the Crimea, British-born Celia Davies left her privileged family for an impulsive marriage to a handsome Irishman. Patrick brought her to San Francisco’s bustling shores but then disappeared and is now presumed dead. Determined to carry on, Celia partnered with her half-Chinese cousin Barbara and her opinionated housekeeper Addie to open a free medical clinic for women who have nowhere else to turn. But Celia’s carefully constructed peace crumbles when one of her Chinese patients is found brutally murdered…and Celia’s hotheaded brother-in-law stands accused of the crime. A veteran of America’s civil war, detective Nicholas Greaves is intent on discovering the killer of the girl, whose ethnicity and gender render her as powerless in death as they did in life. Nicholas’s efforts are complicated by Celia, who has a knack for walking into dangerous situations that may lead to answers…or get them both killed. For as their inquiries take them from Chinatown’s squalid back alleys to the Barbary Coast’s violent shipping docks to the city’s gilded parlors, Celia and Nicholas begin to suspect that someone very close to them holds the key to a murderous conspiracy…

Murder at the 42nd Street Library

Murder at the 42nd Street Library
Author: Con Lehane
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2016-04-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250036879

This first book in an irresistible new series introduces librarian and reluctant sleuth Raymond Ambler, a doggedly curious fellow who uncovers murderous secrets hidden behind the majestic marble façade of New York City’s landmark 42nd Street Library. Murder at the 42nd Street Library follows Ambler and his partners in crime-solving as they track down a killer, shining a light on the dark deeds and secret relationships that are hidden deep inside the famous flagship building at the corner of 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue. In their search for the reasons behind the murder, Ambler and his crew uncover sinister, and profoundly disturbing, relationships among the scholars studying in the iconic library. Included among the players are a celebrated mystery writer who has donated his papers to the library’s crime fiction collection; that writer’s long-missing daughter, a prominent New York society woman with a hidden past, and more than one of Ambler’s colleagues at the library. Shocking revelations lead inexorably to the traumatic events that follow—the reading room will never be the same.

City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts
Author: Kelli Stanley
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250018056

Miranda Corbie's back. Noir will never be the same. And Kelli Stanley will once again mesmerize readers with the most thrilling novel yet in her award-winning series. June, 1940. For the United States, war is on the horizon. For Miranda Corbie, private investigator and erstwhile escort, there are debts to be paid and memories—long-suppressed and willfully forgotten—to be resurrected. Enter the U.S. State Department and the man who helped Miranda get her PI license. A man she owes. A man who asks her to track a chemistry professor here in San Francisco whom he suspects is a spy for the Nazis. Playing along may get Miranda a ticket to Blitz-bombed England and answers about her past...if she survives. Through sordid back alleys and art gallery halls, from drag dress nightclubs to a Nazi costume ball, Miranda's journey into fear takes her on the famed City of San Francisco streamliner and to Reno, Nevada, the Biggest Little City in the World...where she finds herself framed for a murder she never anticipated. Forced to go underground, Miranda soldiers on alone, determined to find the truth about a murder, a Nazi spy, and her own troubling past. But Miranda will have to learn the difference between reality and illusion, from despair to deceit and factual to fake, as she tries to get her life back...and navigates a City of Ghosts.

The Fog Ladies

The Fog Ladies
Author: Susan McCormick
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2019-10-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509227016

Young, overworked, overtired, overstressed medical intern Sarah James has no time for sleuthing. Her elderly neighbors, the spunky Fog Ladies, have nothing but time. When, one by one, old ladies die in their elegant apartment building in San Francisco, Sarah assumes it is the natural consequence of growing old. The Fog Ladies assume murder. Mrs. Bridge falls off a stool cleaning bugs out of her kitchen light. Mrs. Talwin hits her head in the bathtub and drowns. Suddenly, the Pacific Heights building is turning over tenants faster than the fog rolls in on a cool San Francisco evening. Sarah resists the Fog Ladies' perseverations. But when one of them falls down the stairs and tells Sarah she was pushed, even Sarah believes evil lurks in their building. Can they find the killer before they fall victim themselves?

The Dysasters

The Dysasters
Author: P. C. Cast
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2019-02-26
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1250141079

P.C. and Kristin Cast, the #1 New York Times bestselling authors of the House of Night phenomenon, return to the scene with The Dysasters—the first action-packed novel in a new paranormal fantasy series. Adoptive daughter of a gifted scientist, Foster Stewart doesn’t live a “normal” life, (not that she’d want to). But controlling cloud formations and seeing airwaves aren’t things most eighteen year olds can do. Small town star quarterback and quintessential dreamy boy next door, Tate “Nighthawk” Taylor has never thought much about his extra abilities. Sure, his night vision comes in handy during games, but who wouldn’t want that extra edge? From the moment Foster and Tate collide, their worlds spiral and a deadly tornado forces them to work together, fully awakening their not-so-natural ability - the power to control air. As they each deal with the tragic loss of loved ones, they’re caught by another devastating blow – they are the first in a group of teens genetically manipulated before birth to bond with the elements, and worse... they’re being hunted. Now, Foster and Tate must fight to control their abilities as they learn of their past, how they came to be, who’s following them, and what tomorrow will bring... more DYSASTERS?

Bourbon Chase, The San Francisco Mystery Series

Bourbon Chase, The San Francisco Mystery Series
Author: Alexi Venice
Publisher: Ebookit.com
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2017-02-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781456628116

From bestselling author, Alexi Venice, The San Francisco Mystery Series, where murder mystery and lesbian romance mingle. The carnal catch--that exquisite, sweet moment when a woman is seized with passion in a romantic encounter and committed to fulfilling her sexual desire without turning back. Jen Dawson is an emergency room physician in San Francisco who thinks she has her life figured out. Tommy Vietti is an experienced detective who is loyal to the force, his Italian family, and his girl, Jen. Amanda Hawthorne is a charismatic District Attorney who prosecutes criminals while fending off attacks from mobsters. When their lives intersect both personally and professionally, passion leads them in a surprising direction. Jen's colleague, Dr. Lane Wallace, becomes a murder suspect in the death of his paramour, the daughter of a Russian billionaire. Jen fiercely defends Lane, but her lover, Tommy, discounts her opinions as misplaced loyalty. Tommy is determined to crack the case, even if it means unearthing cold, hard truths about crimes of passion in his old neighborhood. When Jen unwittingly becomes a witness in the investigation, she must defend her actions against criticism by Tommy and Amanda. During an argument, Jen and Amanda quickly discover they have more in common than just butting heads. As their relationship takes a surprising turn, Jen's world is thrown into turmoil, forcing her to make a decision that will carry lifelong consequences for the three of them.

The Mystery in San Francisco

The Mystery in San Francisco
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre:
ISBN: 9780606111607

While sightseeing in San Francisco, the Boxcar children uncover a mystery involving fishing boats and sabotage.

Million Dollar Theft in San Francisco + CD

Million Dollar Theft in San Francisco + CD
Author: Gina D. B. Clemen
Publisher: Black Cat-Cideb
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-03-08
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9788853015129

Two years have passed since Susan, Brian and Jim solved a baffling case in San Francisco, and now they have to solve a million dollar mystery : where has Mark Twain's diary gone ? They are determined to find it and start looking into a dark secret from the 1850s and the wild days of the California Gold Rush... This reader uses the EXPANSIVE READING approach, where the text becomes a springboard to improve language skills and to explore historical background, cultural connections and other topics suggested by the text. As well as the story, this reader contains : Easy adaptation in American English Wide range of activities practising the four skills Preliminary-style activities and Trinity-style activities (Grade 4) Dossiers : Mark Twain in the Go.ld Country, San Francisco and the Gold Rush, Alcatraz Island Filmography Text recorded in full Exit test, keys and WEBACTIVITIES at www.blackcat-cideb.com