{"product_id":"2940169401080","title":"Victorian San Francisco Stories: Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a collection of four short stories by \u003cem\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author, M. Louisa Locke, set in the gas-lit world of Victorian San Francisco. \u003cem\u003eMadam Sibyl¿s First Client \u003c\/em\u003ewas written specifically for this collection and it finds Annie Fuller, the young widowed boardinghouse keeper, just starting her career as a pretend clairvoyant. In \u003cem\u003eDandy Detects\u003c\/em\u003e, the Boston Terrier that lives in Annie Fuller¿s boardinghouse helps uncover a crime, and in \u003cem\u003eThe Misses Moffet Mend a Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e, Annie¿s two elderly boarders use their dressmaking skills to avert a domestic tragedy. Finally, in \u003cem\u003eMr. Wong Rights a Wrong\u003c\/em\u003e, a Chinese manservant introduced in \u003cem\u003eMaids of Misfortune\u003c\/em\u003e, the first book in Locke¿s historical mystery series, makes another appearance and helps Annie Fuller solve a serious problem. As a bonus, there is an essay, \u003cem\u003eHistorical Tidbits\u003c\/em\u003e, which provides insight into the historical research that went into these stories.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection can be read as an introduction or a companion to the full-length novels in the cozy Victorian San Francisco Mystery series, permitting some of the most beloved minor characters of that series to have some fun by taking center stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arianna Eastland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114436903152,"sku":"2940169401080","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169401080_p0.jpg?v=1763681499","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169401080","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}