Karen H. (warbler43) -
I love this series and hope it isnt over!
Miss Sarah Woolson is a female attorney in San Francisco in the 1880s and she is quite maligned by most men she meets. This, of course, works in her favor because she can pretty much pull a rabbit out of her hat and win her case while her male counterparts are resting on their petards! The books give a small, inside look at what crime fighting was like during that time period and what politics was like in the SF area in the 1880s. Certainly, neither was looking out for the poor man or woman, as the case may be.
Sarahs family says shes like a dog with a boneshe wont give up until she solves the case and her client is found innocent. In this episode, she is taking on SF City Hall in aid of the SPCA who wants to block the building of a bull ring in the Mission District by a wealthy Mexican, who claims to own the property. In addition, Sarah ends up defending a newspaper publisher arrested for murder. We follow Sarah, her brother Samuel and Robert Campbell, her friend and attorney in another firm. And a very interesting path they travel to solve the case! Of course, I didnt figure out who was responsible until Ms. Tallman told me. It was another of those I didnt see that come momentswhich is good!
This is the fifth book in the series and the same characters have appeared throughout the entire series. In the first book, the reader is sort of rooting for Robert and Sarah to get togetherbut nope, not yet. It isnt until this book that the author opens the door for Robert to step through and extent his hand to Sarah. We will need to read a sixth book to find out if Sarah actually takes his hand and follows the path of his suggestiona law firm called Campbell and Campbell, and more!! Oh, I hope so. I gave this book 4 stars and recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good historical story mixed with mystery and suspense.
Miss Sarah Woolson is a female attorney in San Francisco in the 1880s and she is quite maligned by most men she meets. This, of course, works in her favor because she can pretty much pull a rabbit out of her hat and win her case while her male counterparts are resting on their petards! The books give a small, inside look at what crime fighting was like during that time period and what politics was like in the SF area in the 1880s. Certainly, neither was looking out for the poor man or woman, as the case may be.
Sarahs family says shes like a dog with a boneshe wont give up until she solves the case and her client is found innocent. In this episode, she is taking on SF City Hall in aid of the SPCA who wants to block the building of a bull ring in the Mission District by a wealthy Mexican, who claims to own the property. In addition, Sarah ends up defending a newspaper publisher arrested for murder. We follow Sarah, her brother Samuel and Robert Campbell, her friend and attorney in another firm. And a very interesting path they travel to solve the case! Of course, I didnt figure out who was responsible until Ms. Tallman told me. It was another of those I didnt see that come momentswhich is good!
This is the fifth book in the series and the same characters have appeared throughout the entire series. In the first book, the reader is sort of rooting for Robert and Sarah to get togetherbut nope, not yet. It isnt until this book that the author opens the door for Robert to step through and extent his hand to Sarah. We will need to read a sixth book to find out if Sarah actually takes his hand and follows the path of his suggestiona law firm called Campbell and Campbell, and more!! Oh, I hope so. I gave this book 4 stars and recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good historical story mixed with mystery and suspense.
