Karen - reviewed on 12/15/2013 + 168 more book reviews

The main character in this book is Annie Fuller. Annie, a widow, runs an upscale boarding house and she supplements her income by pretending to be a clairvoyant. At this time in San Francisco, Victorian men had a hard time listening to financial advice from a woman so it was easier for Annie to present as a woman having psychic powers. When one of her clients is found dead, Annie gets hired as a maid at his house to find out who really killed him.
If you like this series, you might also like the Gaslight series by Victoria Thompson. Her main character is a midwife in New York City around the turn of the century. Sarah Brandts husband was murdered and so she must deal with life by herself. It is another series that features a strong woman struggling against the prejudice about women that existed in the past.

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