The Yellow Violet

Frances Craine

Summary

In this mystery filled with “lively and exciting doings,” 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  
 
“Amusing and sophisticated.” —The Star (London) 
 
“[A] well-plotted and mystifying case.” —Saturday Review

Available since: 07/19/2022.

Print length: 281 pages.

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