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Bloody Lessons by M. Louisa Locke
A Victorian San Francisco Mystery
Cozy/Historical Mystery
3rd in Series
Print Length: 313 pages
Self Published
In Bloody Lessons, it’s the winter of 1880, and the teachers of San Francisco are under attack: their salaries slashed and their competency and morals questioned in a series of poison pen letters.
Annie Fuller, the reluctant clairvoyant, has been called into investigate by Nate Dawson, her lawyer beau, and the case becomes personal when they discover that Laura, Nate’s sister, may be one of the teachers targeted for attack.
In this installment in the Victorian San Francisco Mystery series, readers will find the same blend of a cozy mystery with romantic suspense, played out against the historical backdrop of late 19th century San Francisco, that they found in Maids of Misfortune and Uneasy Spirits.
If you are new to this series, you will still enjoy spending time with the lively residents of Annie Fuller’s boarding house and visiting San Francisco when Golden Gate Park was filled with horse-drawn carriages, saloon-keepers controlled politics, and kisses were stolen under gaslight.
About the Author
M. Louisa Locke is a retired professor of U.S. and Women’s History, who has embarked on a second career as an historical fiction writer. The published books in her series of historical mysteries set in Victorian San Francisco, Maids of Misfortune, Uneasy Spirits, and Bloody Lessons, feature Annie Fuller, a boardinghouse owner and reluctant clairvoyant, and Nate Dawson, a San Francisco lawyer, who together investigate murders and other crimes, while her short stories, Dandy Detects and The Miss Moffets Mend a Marriage, give secondary characters from this series a chance to get involved in their own minor mysteries. Locke is an active member in the Alliance of Independent Authors, and a Director of the Historical Fiction Authors Cooperative.
Author Links:
Website and blog: http://mlouisalocke.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mlouisalocke
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlouisalockeauthor
GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3367040.M_Louisa_Locke
Review
I love the combination of Victorian life and cozy mysteries. That’s what makes this series something special for me. It’s a great series because M. Louisa Locke puts so much into her characters and descriptions. The plot of the mystery is very well-done and kept me guessing.
I too like cozies and historical combinations in with mystery, so this book sounds perfect for my likes. I would be thrilled to be the recipient of this book and hope to read it one way or another very soon. Truly enjoyed the article as well. Thank you.