Miranda Corbie is back in this sequel to City
of Dragons. "Impressive...Stanley''s hard-boiled, strong
female sleuth stalks Hammett''s San Francisco and does the job with
all the panache of Sam Spade. Readers will eagerly await the next
installment in this exciting new series." --Booklist
(starred)
When Pandora Blake is murdered at San Francisco''s
1940 World Fair and her body marked with an anti-Semitic slur,
Miranda is soon entangled in a web of deceit and betrayal that is
only overshadowed by the threat of impending war. With a strong
female protagonist more steel than silk and a mystery that will
grip you until the last page, this sequel to the
critically-acclaimed City of Dragons will appeal
to fans of noir and historical mysteries.