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Jonathan Perris Can’t Save His Clients
…Until He Saves Himself
1907: Rising from the devastation of a massive earthquake and fire, San Francisco is once again on the move. But a strike by streetcar drivers threatens to halt the Golden City in its tracks. Protests turn to violence and violence leads to death. Soon a young guard is convicted of willfully killing a protester and the public is out for blood.
Jonathan Perris, an immigrant attorney from England, has opened a law firm with an eye toward righting wrongs, and the guard’s conviction may fall into that category. But the talented barrister soon finds his newfound career shaken by a tragic the gruesome homicide of the beautiful and mysterious Lena Mendelssohn—a woman he’s been squiring around town. It’s difficult to run a law firm when you’ve been arrested for murder.
Review from Coffee&Ink
It’s been a year since the 1906 earthquake devastated San Francisco. Barrister Jonathan Perris left England, after his own personal disaster, to help San Francisco rebuild and to open his law office. Strikers and scabs clash, leaving one man dead and another accused of murder. Jonathan takes on the case.
With astutely detailed writing, the author draws the reader completely into Jonathan’s atmospheric world of law and order. The story is told with multiple points of view. His associates, Cordelia, a woman lawyer, and Dove, former soldier and Pinkerton agent, help carry the narrative along. They come in handy when Jonathan is arrested for the murder of his lover, a woman with a mysterious past.
I loved the excellent writing, the setting, characterization, and the twists and turns of the plot. I’m looking forward to the next in the series and highly recommend this one for lovers of historical mysteries. A good solid mystery well told.
Thank you BookSirens for a copy to read and review.
Coffee And Ink 
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