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Kriminalkommissar Alfred König bekommt es im Hungerwinter 1946/47 mit einer Frauenleiche im Schnee zu tun. Die junge Fotografin Lou Faber hat die Tote in den Ruinen gefunden und trägt mit ihren Fotos unfreiwillig zur Ermittlung bei. Während Heiligabend näherrückt, lassen Lou die gefalteten Hände der Toten nicht los. Mit ihrer Intuition hilft sie König und ahnt bald, dass hinter seinem Schweigen ein Geheimnis steckt, das sie verbindet. Der Fund weiterer Leichen setzt die Ermittler unter Zeitdruck und weist in eine neue Richtung, zurück in die finstere Vergangenheit.

A mysterious robbery, a dead co-ed, and deadly consequences a ta women's hospital are all on the historical menu. Annie and Nate Dawson, joined by family and friends from the O’Farrell Street boardinghouse, investigate crimes in Books 5-7 of the romantic and suspenseful Victorian San Francisco Mystery series. This boxed set includes Pilfered Promises, Scholarly Pursuits, and Lethal Remedies.

It’s the summer of 1879, and Annie Fuller, a young San Francisco widow, is in trouble. Annie’s husband squandered her fortune before committing suicide five years earlier, and one of his creditors is now threatening to take the boardinghouse she owns to pay off a debt. Annie Fuller also possesses a secret. She supplements her income by giving domestic and business advice as Madam Sibyl, one of San Francisco’s most exclusive clairvoyants, and one of Madam Sibyl’s clients, Matthew Voss, has died.

Dandy’s Daring Deeds is a collection of already published stories featuring the Boston Terrier, Dandy, a recurring character in the Victorian San Francisco Mystery series. This collection consists of the short story, "Dandy Detects", an excerpt from the novel, Uneasy Spirits, the novella, Dandy Delivers, and the short story, "Dandy’s Discovery".

It’s January 1881, and while the grownups in Annie and Nate Dawson’s San Francisco O’Farrell Street boardinghouse are busy with their own affairs, two boys and a dog find their own adventure. Ian Hennessey, a poor boy from South of Market, who is trying to shoulder a man’s responsibilities, gets in trouble, and his best friend, Jamie Hewitt, does what he can to help. But it is Jamie’s young Boston Terrier, Dandy, who saves the day.