The Bughouse affair
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In The Bughouse Affair, this first of a new series of lighthearted historical mysteries set in 1890s San Francisco, former Pinkerton operative Sabina Carpenter and her detective partner, ex-Secret Service agent John Quincannon, undertake what initially appear to be two unrelated investigations.
Sabina's case involves the hunt for a ruthless lady "dip" who uses fiendish means to relieve her victims of their valuables at Chutes Amusement Park and other crowded places. Quincannon, meanwhile, is after a slippery housebreaker who targets the homes of wealthy residents, following a trail that leads him from the infamous Barbary Coast to an oyster pirate's lair to a Tenderloin parlor house known as the Fiddle Dee Dee.
The two cases eventually connect in surprising fashion, but not before two murders and assorted other felonies complicate matters even further. And not before the two sleuths are hindered, assisted, and exasperated by the bughouse Sherlock Holmes.
Fans of Marcia's Muller's bestselling Sharon McCone novels and Bill Pronzini's Nameless Detective series will applaud this and future exploits from the annals of Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services.
The Carpenter and Quincannon Mysteries:
#1 The Bughouse Affair
#2 The Spook Lights Affair
#3 The Body Snatchers Affair
#4 The Plague of Thieves Affair
#5 The Dangerous Ladies Affair
#6 The Bags of Tricks Affair
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Muller, M., & Pronzini, B. (2013). The Bughouse affair. First edition. New York, New York, Forge.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Muller, Marcia and Bill, Pronzini. 2013. The Bughouse Affair. New York, New York, Forge.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Muller, Marcia and Bill, Pronzini, The Bughouse Affair. New York, New York, Forge, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)Muller, Marcia, and Bill Pronzini. The Bughouse Affair. First edition. New York, New York, Forge, 2013.
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