A death in the San Francisco fog
Date of Review:
Feb.21.2010
Published Work:
Reviewer:
Oline Cogdill
Source:
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Unconventional characters provide the backbone of the mystery genre. And Kelli Stanley's riveting new series about 1940s San Francisco private investigator Miranda Corbie revels in the character's uniqueness without resorting to cliches.
Miranda's former life as an "escort" is only part of the back story of this complex character with a dark past.
Author Kelli Stanley has her eye on greatness.”
—George Pelecanos
About Kelli
Kelli Stanley is an award-winning author of crime fiction, and writes two series—one set in 1940 San Francisco (CITY OF DRAGONS), the other in first century Roman Britain. She lives in San Francisco and holds an MA in Classics. When she’s not writing, she...
Connections
Causes Kelli Stanley Supports
In Defense of Animals
The Jane Goodall Institute
The Ocean Conservancy
World Wildlife Fund
The Humane Society of the United States
Kelli’s Favorite Books
Farewell, My Lovely (all Chandler, but this is a personal favorite), The Maltese Falcon, Red Harvest, The Glass Key, Tess of the D'Urbervilles, Return of the...