Third book in the USA Today bestselling Victorian San Francisco Mystery series.In Bloody Lessons, the third book in the USA Today bestselling Victorian San Francisco mystery series, it’s the winter of 1880, and the public school teachers of San Francisco are under attack: their salaries slashed and their competency and morals questioned in a series of poison pen letters. Annie Fuller, the … Fuller, the reluctant clairvoyant, has been called in to investigate by Nate Dawson, her lawyer beau, and the case becomes personal when they discover that Nate’s sister Laura may be one of the teachers being targeted.
In this historical mystery, readers will find the same blend of a cozy mystery and romantic suspense that they found in Locke’s Maids of Misfortune and Uneasy Spirits. However, if new to this series, they will still enjoy spending time with the lively residents of Annie Fuller’s O’Farrell Street boardinghouse and visiting San Francisco when Golden Gate Park was filled with horse-drawn carriages, politics were controlled by saloon-keepers, and kisses were stolen under gaslight.
Bloody Lessons is followed by Deadly Proof, and Pilfered Promises, and Locke’s shorter works, found in Victorian San Francisco Stories and Victorian San Francisco Novellas, feature minor characters from the series.
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It was a easy enjoyable read.
Enjoyable read,period was well researched. Realistic for the time. Well developed characters with morals and attitudes appropriate to the time.
Love the strong, realistic female characters.
Characters well developed. Story moves along. No messaging just good story.
The plot basis was interesting and the search for guilty parties was well done.
What a fun read, I didn’t want the story to end and will likely order and read the next book in the series.
Interesting background information on the teaching profession. Enjoyable, easy read just for relaxation.
It was romantic and suspenseful but not in an overdone way. I loved reading about San Francisco in 1880 and the way they dressed and acted. My Grandmother was born in 1880, in Pennsylvania and went to Slippery Rock Normal School. Thru this book I learned what “Normal” meant and what Teachers then had to put up with – large classes, low pay, and my …
2nd of Locke’s books I have read — both good.
Loved the historical setting and the strong female characters who had to live under conditions of being 2nd class citizens but still thrived.
I have read at least one other in this series. I enjoy the historical fiction. I enjoy picturing the street cars and horse carriages as well as sites in San Francisco, Still puzzling over the copies that were given to Annie. No explanation of how the copies were made.
Something different and original, It also highlights how restricted the choices available to women so take a bow feminists of the time! I tend to read contemporary thrillers so this series broadened my horisons and that added to the enjoyment.
Wonderful historical picture of San Francisco towards the end of the 19th century. Likable characters who are well-fleshed out. Novel stands alone but is part of a series. Reading the first makes this one even more interesting because it gives the reader even more insight into the development of the characters.
Well done.
I loved the 1880’s historic San Francisco setting.
The characters were realistic. Different mysteries were worked together in this one story.
Funny and unexpected twist in the plot.
I enjoyed this book for the story and the characters, but also for the fact that the setting was well researched and well presented.
Have read 3 of the books in this series. Love the historical details and the plots don’t disappoint. Excellent read!
This author is always a good read. I love period stories and look forward to anything she writes