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Shirley Tallman
Author of the Sarah Woolson's Mysteries

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PUBLISHED: Jan.01.2007

The Cliff House Strangler

An ancient Aztec priest speaking though the voice of a Russian clairvoyant, ghostly apparitions and flying trumpets, are hardly up practical young attorney Sarah Woolson’s alley. So, when she and her protesting colleague Robert Campbell make their way through a violent storm to attend a séance at San Francisco’s Cliff House, they are stunned to find not only specters, ghouls and...

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PUBLISHED: Jun.16.2005

THE RUSSIAN HILL MURDERS

Though her own San Francisco law firm barely tolerates her, gutsy young attorney Sarah Woolson flouts proper feminine behavior in this nineteenth-century answer to Legally Blonde. While her mother begs her to settle down, her chauvinistic boss tries to come up with ever more spiteful ways to pressure his only female associate into quitting. Naturally, Sarah digs in her heels and...

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PUBLISHED: Jun.01.2004

MURDER ON NOB HILL

The year is 1880, the place San Francisco. Intelligent, outspoken Sarah Woolson is a young woman with a goal and the fortitude to achieve it. The fourth child, and only daughter, of a Superior Court Judge for the County of San Francisco, she has always dreamed of becoming a lawyer. The trouble is, everyone believes women belong in the home, that it is not only unnatural, but...

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PUBLISHED: Jul.01.1983

FLOWER OF THE ORIENT (Silhouette Books - Special Edition #107)

JAPAN BEWITCHED HER - HE STOLE HER HEART Lisa loved Japan, but she didn't like Keith Brannon, the man she met there. For one thing, he was a test pilot, just like her former husband, the unreformed playboy. For another, he was pitted against her beloved uncle in a difficult business situation. So why was the magic of Japan coloring their relationship until the only man she saw in...

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PUBLISHED: Apr.13.1983

TIME FOR TOMORROW (#89)

After three years she'd finally come face-to-face with the unknown brother-in-law she had held responsible for her sister's death. Karen Prescott hated Jean-Paul Picard. Yet she had come to France as a hotel management professional, and she had to prove to Jean-Paul that his hotel could be saved from bankruptcy. Haunted by her resemblance to Christine, Jean-Paul tried to drive...

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PUBLISHED: Sep.01.1982

SECOND HARVEST (Silhouette Desire #18)

HER LEGACY WAS WINE FOR REMEMBERENCE The fields of Kia Ora were all that remained of Alex's turbulent past, and Lindsay was bound to honor her husband's memory by taking an active part in the New Zealand vineyard. The exotic splendor of Kia Ora was captivating, and Philip Macek, it's hard-driving owner held her spellbound. In his demanding embrace, Lindsay sipped the essence of...

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THE BABYSITTER'S SEDUCTION

Before she was FELICITY, Keri Russell starred in this film as a rather slutty young nanny who dreams of a nice house in the suburbs and a wealthy and good looking husband. After the mysterious murder of her employer's wife, she finds herself being romanced by him. She's quite flattered until she begins to realize that she has become a suspect in the death of his wife. Written by...

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CARNIVAL MADNESS (#383)

THE BRASS RING Elizabeth couldn't take it anymore. The carnival in Venice was crowded with nothing but foolish partygoers. She'd much rather be completing her historical research in Scotland, but her aunt had insisted on her taking a break. Elizabeth fled the latest costume party and hurled herself into a waiting gondola. But her driver was no ordinary gondolier....

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WILLING SPIRIT (#280)

A GHOST FROM THE PAST Athena MacKay ran her hands over the stone walls of the fourteenth-century castle of her ancestors, controlled by the Burke Clan since the historic MacKay-Burke feud. She'd come to Scotland because Burke house was "haunted". As a scientist of paranormal psychology, she decided to offer her services to old Mrs. Burke - and figure out a way to get...

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ROSES FOR REMEMBERING (#217)

WHEN ROSES FADE They said it was going to be the hottest ticket of the London season - would the young American playwright Keara Walsh finally tell the inside story of her fiancé's death? Keara had told the truth about that tragic night three years before, but director Michael Hawkins didn't believe it. He was convinced that Keara was somehow responsible for his friend's death,...

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CHILD OF MY HEART (#171)

FROM FATHER TO SON - a Romeo & Juliet love story Steve Hagen had come to claim his son. The knowledge sent Brina's senses reeling. She had left him five years before and moved to California, pregnant and devastated, sure that her love had been betrayed. He had come for his son's sake, but the electricity between Steve and Brina still crackled. His touch brought back a rush of...

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ODDS AGAINST (#155)

DOUBLE OR NOTHING Lori figured that a small town and a class of third-graders could drive even the most dedicated teacher crazy after a while. A summer at Lake Tahoe was just what she needed to shake up her life a bit. But she got more than she bargained for when she became a blackjack dealer - and saw Nick Minelli stride across the casino floor one night. Here was a man who could...

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TIDE'S END (#137)

DEEP SEA DIVER From the moment she met Kirk Roberts, Holly Bishop experienced a feeling foreign to her - vulnerability. As a chemical engineer as well as the only woman aboard an offshore California oil rig, she couldn't afford that. Though she had vowed never to engage in a "platform romance," Kirk's touch had a way of making her forget her promises. But she...

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FRAGRANT HARBOR (#114)

HE WAS HER ENEMY BEFORE THEY EVEN MET When Carole Reeves went to exotic Hong Kong to research her doctoral dissertation, she was determined to erase the pain her father's single-minded pursuit of success had caused. She was sure that his business colleague, Ryan Blake, would be another thorn in her side. Carole could resist Ryan's tempting offer to help with her work. But the...

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Shirley's Latest Blogs

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Mar.14.2008 - 9:25 am

Sarah Woolson has a new voice!

I just finished listening to THE CLIFF HOUSE STRANGLER on Blackstone audio CD. I loved it! Carrington MacDuffie does a super job of bringing Sarah, her friends, and a few bad guys...

Mar.07.2008 - 2:44 pm

San Francisco’s Famous Cliff House

So many readers have asked me about the history of the Cliff House, that I decided to reprint a blurb I wrote about it from the San Francisco Facts page on my website: The first...

About Shirley

Even as a small child, Shirley dreamed of being a writer. Born in Los Angeles, California, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area at a young age. She obtained her BA degree in Radio Television, while working as Traffic Manager, scriptwriter and director for...

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