City of Dragons

by Stanley, Kelli

• ISBN13: 9780312668792
• ISBN10: 0312668791
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-08-30
• Publisher: Minotaur Books

Summary

February, 1940. In San Francisco's Chinatown, fireworks explode as the city celebrates Chinese New Year with a Rice Bowl Party, a three day-and-night carnival designed to raise money and support for China war relief. Miranda Corbie is a 33-year-old private investigator who stumbles upon the fatally shot body of Eddie Takahashi. The Chamber of Commerce wants it covered up. The cops acquiesce. All Miranda wants is justice--whatever it costs. From Chinatown tenements, to a tattered tailor's shop in Little Osaka, to a high-class bordello draped in Southern Gothic, she shakes down the city--her city--seeking the truth. An outstanding series debut.

Author Biography

KELLI STANLEY's first novel in the 1940 San Francisco-set Miranda Corbie series, CITY OF DRAGONS, was met with overwhelming critical acclaim and was a finalist for the prestigious Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Stanley also writes a highly-praised series set in Roman Britain, the latest of which is THE CURSE-MAKER. Her debut novel, NOX DORMIENDA, won the Bruce Alexander Award for best historical mystery of 2008. She makes her home in Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco, earned a Master’s Degree in Classics, and loves jazz, old movies, fedoras, Art Deco and speakeasies.

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"City of Dragons  is a joy to read." --Tom Nolan, San Francisco Chronicle

 

"Think Barbara Stanwick meets Myrna Loy, then toss in a hard-boiled crime story worthy of Raymond Chandler."

--Library Journal (starred)

 

"Impressive...Stanley's hard-boiled, strong female sleuth stalks Hammett's San Francisco and does the job with all the panache of Sam Spade. Readers will eagerly await the next installment in this exciting new series."

--Booklist (starred)

 

"Riveting...a wonderful start to what should be a long-running series."

--Oline H. Cogdill, Sun-Sentinel

 

"A winner...The noir atmosphere of 1940s San Francisco is brilliantly recreated - terrific."

--Romantic Times (4 1/2 stars)