Yellow Violet

In this mystery filled with "e;lively and exciting doings,"e; a PI in 1940s San Francisco tries to determine whether a beautiful woman is being framed (The New York Times). Corpses have been turning up with yellow violets accompanying them, and the clue seems to point to a Spanish performer who is in town with her dachshund, Pancho. But private detective Pat Abbott suspects the plants were a plant and now he's juggling the murders with a missing person case that may involve a fascist conspiracy, even if means postponing his wedding, in this compelling crime novel in the acclaimed long-running series. Praise for the Pat and Jean Abbott Mysteries"e;Amusing and sophisticated."e; The Star (London)"e;[A] well-plotted and mystifying case."e; Saturday Review