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Emperor Norton's Ghost (Fremont Jones Mystery, 4)
Emperor Norton's Ghost - Fremont Jones Mystery, 4 Author:Dianne Day In 1908, in a post earthquake San Francisco, Fremont Jones and Michael Archer have formed the J & K private investigations agency. Committed to being "partners in life and work," it's sometimes difficult for Fremont to separate the two. In fact, its her friendship with a flighty, troubled woman that gets Fremont involved in her first murder inve... more »stigation. Frances McFadden, besotted with spiritualism, is accompanied by a curious but skeptical Fremont to a seance. Frances' husband, upon finding out about his wife's adventure, punishes Frances in a degrading yet galvanizing way. When two well-known mediums are murdered, Frances discovers her own talent for telepathy and takes a lover. Fremont, bent on proving herself both competent to Michael and grown up to her father, becomes increasingly involved in the investigation and dangerously embroiled in her friend's illicit liaison.« less