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October 16, 2026
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San Francisco and Mysteries

February 15, 2020 Ann Parker 0

A sampling of mysteries set in 19th-century San Francisco When you think of “mysteries set in San Francisco,” what comes to mind? Maybe your thoughts turn to Dashiell Hammett’s The Maltese Falcon, or you envision noir-ish […]

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Pistols and Petticoats: Eight Crime-Fighting Female Protagonists of the Old West

April 19, 2018 Ann Parker 0

Pistols and Petticoats Eight Crime-Fighting Female Protagonists of the Old West When it comes to crime fighters in the Wild West of yore, I’ll bet you a dollar to a dime the image that most […]

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