Deadly Proof, M. Louisa Locke
Deadly Proof, M. Louisa Locke
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Deadly Proof
A Victorian San Francisco Mystery

Author: M. Louisa Locke

Narrator: Alexandra Haag

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Mary Lou Locke

Published: 03/27/2019


Synopsis

First Place Winner of the 2018 Chanticleer Mystery and Mayhem Historical Mystery Award and fourth book in the USA Today bestselling Victorian San Francisco Mystery series.
It’s the summer of 1880, and once again the lovely and inquisitive businesswoman, Annie Fuller, is helping San Francisco lawyer and fiancé, Nate Dawson, with a troublesome case. Nate’s client, a female typesetter accused of murdering her boss, refuses to help in her own defense. Complicating matters, Nate’s sister Laura insists on getting involved in the potentially dangerous investigation, while Laura’s friend Seth Timmons, troubled Civil War veteran, finds himself a witness for the prosecution. 
Will Nate be able to win his first big case? Will Laura and Seth find some way of remaining friends? And finally, will Annie and Nate’s upcoming nuptials be derailed by their attempts to track down a killer?
Old friends and new readers alike will enjoy Deadly Proof, this fourth installment of the cozy, historical mystery series that blends light-hearted romance and suspense, while examining the lives of late 19th century women who worked in the printing trades. Deadly Proof is followed by Pilfered Promises and Scholarly Pursuits, and Locke’s shorter works, found in Victorian San Francisco Stories and Victorian San Francisco Novellas, feature minor characters from the series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Don on April 30, 2017

Set in San Francisco in 1880, “Deadly Proof” is a mixture of a legal tale tempered with the background of an earlier time in America. Author M. Louisa Locke deftly provides more than enough information to paint a solid world for her characters to walk around in. Not just another lawyer/mystery/crime......more

Goodreads review by R.P. on March 17, 2015

Another wonderful historical mystery! I loved the first three books in this series, and this one is just as exciting. I really enjoyed learning about the printing business in the 1880's--the author describes the sounds of the machines and I felt as if I were there. Then too, I had no idea that women......more

Goodreads review by QNPoohBear on July 14, 2019

July 4, 1880 Annie and Nate are finally engaged and looking forward to a quiet wedding in August with their friends and Nate's family in attendance. Nate's involvement in wedding planning is put on hold when he is asked by the head of the Women's Cooperative Printing Union to defend a female composi......more

Goodreads review by Glen on October 27, 2017

As a murder mystery, this was pretty good; lots of clues, viable suspects, and realistic motives. Woven into the plot is an entertaining, and informative milieu depicting life in San Francisco in the 1880’s. The story happens completely in San Francisco, so there are only occasional references to gu......more

Goodreads review by Nola on January 20, 2019

Kept me guessing A very thought provoking mystery. Set in San Francisco in the 1880's the book reflects the times and seems to stay historically correct. Great characters and a very strong plot!......more