- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Crimeline; First THUS edition (April 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0553574124
- ISBN-13: 978-0553574128
- Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 1.3 x 17.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,769,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Forced to leave San Francisco after the devastating earthquake of 1906, Fremont (née Caroline) Jones follows her heart to the bohemian beach community of Carmel-by-the-Sea. She is eager to be reunited with her elusive suitor, retired spymaster Michael Archer, but finds him mysteriously metamorphosed into Misha--otherwise occupied and decidedly unavailable for sleuthing. But the irrepressible Fremont Jones has her pride, and determined to restart her typewriting business part-time, she signs on as temporary keeper of the Point Pinos Lighthouse.
She has barely settled in to her watch when a velvet-clad corpse washes in on the tide--and Fremont is off on a new and ultimately life-threatening quest. Starting with the free-spirited artists of Carmel, she searches for clues to the identity of the dead woman and uncovers a community filled with intrigue, violence, and plenty of motives for murder. When Fremont is attacked and robbed, her lighthouse torched, and the artist helping her turns up missing, she realizes she is perilously close to the truth. And that the next body to drift in on the tide might well be her own.
She has barely settled in to her watch when a velvet-clad corpse washes in on the tide--and Fremont is off on a new and ultimately life-threatening quest. Starting with the free-spirited artists of Carmel, she searches for clues to the identity of the dead woman and uncovers a community filled with intrigue, violence, and plenty of motives for murder. When Fremont is attacked and robbed, her lighthouse torched, and the artist helping her turns up missing, she realizes she is perilously close to the truth. And that the next body to drift in on the tide might well be her own.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Bohemian Murders offers the best of Fremont Jones. The setting is beautiful - the dramatic coast of Carmel, Pacific Grove. I love the author's detail about what the area looked like at the turn of the century. How long it took to get from Pacific Grove to Carmel in a buggy going up the big hill is a reminder about technological changes - today you can get between the two towns in about 10 minutes! Fremont is making her way doing two jobs - lighthouse keeper and typist. Her daily exploits and the mystery that evolves are believable. I enjoyed her "companion's" bohemian phase and the friends he brought into the story. Her persistence in uncovering the mystery made sense and the facts were uncovered appropriately. The combination of the mystery and the atmosphere of Carmel and Pacific Grove at the time are blended masterfully.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
There are some books one wonders if ever an editor had an eye on them. Bohemian Murder is such a one. There are passages where I have been speechless. For example when the heroine tells her ex-lover about finding a dead woman there is no sign of surprise in him - as if it is quite natural finding dead women in the sea. Or when she talks to another woman and tells her that she is such a wonderful narrator - although the other woman said only two sentences. I found this book most disappointing.
Format:Hardcover
I really enjoyed the first two books in this series, but was totally disappointed with this book. I loved the location and descriptions having recently visited the area. However, I disliked the plot just couldn't hold my interest. Felt that Michael's personality change was never explained to my liking and wanted to see the development of his character continue. I belong to a lot of discussion on line lists and have recommended the first and second books, but have not recommended this one.
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Enjoyable mystery
I found this book enjoyable especially the finish. The California setting in a lighthouse gives this mystery a different twist for me and the romantic tension is an added bonus... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 1998
Day's concerns are about culture and change.
Dianne Day's literary concerns are about the nature of cultural change in the U.S. just after the turn of the century. Read more
Published on 21 May 1998
wonderful historical mystery
Fremont Jones travels to Carmel, California to bewith the man she loves. Unfortunately, she soon discovers he has changed into someone she finds alienating. Read more
Published on 10 July 1997
Each book in this series is better than the one before
In the winter of 1907, Fremont Jones, like thousands of other survivors, is still feeling the aftershock of last year's devastating San Francisco earthquake. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 1997
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