It’s the summer of 1880, and once again the lovely and inquisitive businesswoman Annie Fuller is helping San Francisco lawyer and beau Nate Dawson with a troublesome case. Nate’s client, a female typesetter accused of murdering her boss, refuses to help in her own defense. Complicating matters, Nate’s sister, Laura, insists on getting involved in the potentially dangerous investigation, while Laura’s friend, Seth Timmons, troubled Civil War veteran, finds himself a witness for the prosecution. Will Nate be able to win his first big case? Will Laura and Seth find some way of remaining friends? And finally, will Annie and Nate’s upcoming nuptials be derailed by their attempts to track down a killer?
Old friends and new listeners alike will enjoy Deadly Proof, this fourth installment of the cozy Victorian San Francisco Mystery series that blends light romance, suspense, and a glimpse into the lives of late 19th-century women who worked.
I have thoroughly enjoyed this series I have thoroughly enjoyed this series. As previously mentioned by another reviewer you learn something new about San Francisco and history in each book.. In this one the author gives a lot of information about how the business of printing was in the late 1800’s.The story is well balanced between history, mystery and romance. It also deals with women’s rights as they could have been during that time frame. Even though I gave it five stars it does need to be proofed a little better. I…
Engaging series getting even better – can’t wait for the next book I saved this book for a rainy Saturday so I could read it to the end without stopping, and it was even better than expected. While Louisa Locke’s prose is a bit pedestrian, she’s becoming a really engaging storyteller, and she’s finding more and more unexplored and exciting stories to tell. As a critical reader, I particularly value three things about her books:Â
The proof is in the printing! Annie and her friends are picnicking after the fourth of July parade, waiting for their beaus to arrive. Unbeknownst to them, something occurred at a local printing house two days before, which is going to upend their jobs and friendships for some time to come. The accused murderer is a woman, and the Women’s Co-Operative Union is peripherally involved. ( A real organization, founded in the 1870s)Â