Dandy Detects: A Victorian San Francisco Story
()
About this ebook
In the fall of 1879, San Francisco swelters under a heat wave while Barbara Hewitt, a reserved school-teacher, uncovers a mystery with the help of her son's dog, the Boston Terrier, Dandy.
This short story, which comes chronologically after Maids of Misfortune, is set in the 19th century, gas-lit world of Annie Fuller and her O'Farrell Street boarding house, which Locke writes about in her Victorian San Francisco Mystery series.
M. Louisa Locke
M. Louisa Locke, a retired professor of U.S. and Women’s history, has embarked on a new career with her best-selling Victorian San Francisco Mystery series, which is based on Dr. Locke's doctoral research on late 19th century working women. Maids of Misfortune, the first in this series, features domestic service, and Uneasy Spirits, the sequel, explores women and 19th Spiritualism. Her third book, Bloody Lessons, focuses on teachers working in the San Francisco public schools in 1880. She has also written four short stories that are based on characters from the novels, and they can be found in this collection, Victorian San Francisco Stories. Her next book in the series, Deadly Proof, about women in the San Francisco printing industry, will be available early in 2015.Go to http://mlouisalocke.com/ for more about M. Louisa Locke and her work, including information about the historical research behind these books. Word of mouth is crucial for any author to succeed. Therefore, if you enjoyed Maids of Misfortune, please consider writing a review. Dr. Locke is on the Board of Directors for the Historical Fiction Authors Cooperative and an active member of the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Read more from M. Louisa Locke
Victorian San Francisco Stories: Volume 1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dandy's Discovery: A Victorian San Francisco Story Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVictorian San Francisco Stories: Volume 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVictorian San Francisco Mysteries: Books 5-7 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVictorian San Francisco Novellas Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMr. Wong Rights a Wrong: A Victorian San Francisco Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to Dandy Detects
Related ebooks
Violet Vanquishes a Villain: A Victorian San Francisco Novella: Victorian San Francisco Mystery, #4.5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLethal Remedies: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery: Victorian San Francisco Mystery, #7 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTilly Tracks a Thief: Victorian San Francisco Mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBeatrice Bests the Burglars: Victorian San Francisco Mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMr. Wong Rights a Wrong: A Victorian San Francisco Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kathleen Catches a Killer: A Victorian San Francisco Novella: Victorian San Francisco Mystery, #5.5 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHurrah For Hilary!: Hilary Manningham-Butler, #5 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Hilary and the Hurricane (a novelette): Hilary Manningham-Butler, #3.5 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Case of the Tangled Maypole: A Cunning Woman Mystery, #2 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/57 best short stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Bat Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Killing at Smugglers Cove: An addictive cozy historical murder mystery from Michelle Salter Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Lady Rample and the Lady in the Lake: Lady Rample Mysteries, #12 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Chase of the Golden Plate Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Caveat Emptor: And Other Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stocking Fillers: Twelve Short Stories for Christmas: Short Story Collections, #3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Nature of My Inheritance Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Haunted Hotel A Mystery of Modern Venice Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDo Not Go Alone (A Posthumous Mystery) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHasty Wedding Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Tales of Anna East Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCruising to Murder: A smart, witty and engaging cozy crime novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFirewall: An Emma Streat Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Doomed by Blooms: A Josie Posey Mystery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Man in Lower Ten Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Entangled Threads: A Victorian San Francisco Mystery: Victorian San Francisco Mystery, #8 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMeet Me In Maine (Book One of The Blue Harbor Series) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Exploits of Dr. Sam Johnson, Detector Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Case of the Spotted Tailor: A Cunning Woman Mystery, #1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Historical Mystery For You
The Stranger in the Lifeboat Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Have Always Lived in the Castle Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Universal Harvester: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Watchmaker's Daughter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Spider's Web Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Lady of Ashes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Word Is Murder: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Find Me: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sentence Is Death: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Day the Music Died Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Anatomy of a Murder Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Line to Kill: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Untitled Books Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Librarian of Crooked Lane Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder Under a Red Moon: A 1920s Bangalore Mystery Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Eight Perfect Murders: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Herb of Death: A Miss Marple Story Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Star of the Sea: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sidney Chambers and The Shadow of Death: Grantchester Mysteries 1 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The ABC Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lady in the Lake: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Speaks the Nightbird Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Woman on Fire: A Mystery Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Last Jew in Prague Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Marple: Twelve New Mysteries Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When I Come Home Again: 'A page-turning literary gem' THE TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF 2020 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Guardian of Lies Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Pale Blue Eye: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Courting Dragons Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Dandy Detects
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Dandy Detects - M. Louisa Locke
DANDY DETECTS
A VICTORIAN SAN FRANCISCO STORY
M. LOUISA LOCKE
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.
Copyright 2010 by Mary Louisa Locke
All rights reserved.
Cover design Copyright 2010 by Michelle Huffaker
All rights reserved.
CONTENTS
Dandy Detects
Other Works by Author
About the Author
DANDY DETECTS
San Francisco, September 1879
Barbara Hewitt sat by the open window, drinking in the faint breeze that barely touched the flame of the candle sitting on the table in front of her. While it was nearly eleven at night, her attic bedroom refused to release the accumulated heat of the day. While it was only her second September in the city of San Francisco, she was already familiar with the odd habit the weather had of producing the first searing temperatures of summer just in time for the fall school term.
Today, her students at San Francisco Girls High had wilted under the requisite five layers of clothing that female modesty dictated, and she had noted that none of them had been willing to forgo the newly fashionable polonaise wool dresses that had clearly been specially tailored for the start of school. She smiled to herself as she thought of the dampness of their knitted brows as they struggled over their first English literature essays--essays that she was trying to finish grading by candlelight so that she could return them in the morning.
A raised voice and a sharp sound shattered her reverie, and she looked out the window into the illuminated back room on the top floor of the house across the alley. A lit oil lamp revealed in stark detail the tableau of a man and a woman and a dog. The shaggy black dog was clutched in the arms of the woman, who