The Twisted Road
-
-
5.0 • 1 Rating
-
-
- $6.99
-
- $6.99
Publisher Description
Jonathan Perris Can’t Save His Clients
…Until He Saves Himself
1907: Rising from the devastation of a massive earthquake and fire, San Francisco is once again on the move. But a strike by streetcar drivers threatens to halt the Golden City in its tracks. Protests turn to violence and violence leads to death. Soon a young guard is convicted of willfully killing a protester and the public is out for blood.
Jonathan Perris, an immigrant attorney from England, has opened a law firm with an eye toward righting wrongs, and the guard’s conviction may fall into that category. But the talented barrister soon finds his newfound career shaken by a tragic event: the gruesome homicide of the beautiful and mysterious Lena Mendelssohn—a woman he’s been squiring around town. It’s difficult to run a law firm when you’ve been arrested for murder.
Customer Reviews
A real mystery!
The earthquake in San Francisco in 1907 disrupted many lives. The death toll was staggering and what the earthquake did not damage, the resulting fires did. This is the world Jonathan Henry Perris, barrister, lived in, although not exactly what he expected when he emigrated from England. Bloody Tuesday started with a devastating riot outside the streetcar barn. With the union on strike for better wages, the driving was taken over by scabs, creating more upset. Young Jimmy Walsh was murdered and his best friend was found guilty. But was he?
There are so many twists and turns in this story you might begin to wonder if the mystery of this death and others will ever be solved. I thoroughly enjoyed trying to figure out who really did the dastardly deed.
An ARC of this first Barrister Perris Mystery was received through Red Trumpet Press and BookSirens. These impressions are my own and were in no way solicited.