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Ambrose Bierce and the One-Eyed Jacks

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Ambrose “Bitter” Bierce, San Francisco’s infamous and legendary newspaperman and sometime sleuth is hardly surprised to be hired by William Randolph Hearst when his mistress receives threats. In steamy Sausalito, the playground of the rich and famous across the bay, Hearst’s isn’t the only case on the boil. While Ambrose and his sidekick, Tom Redmond, hunt the killer of a hard-partying yachtsman, Tom becomes entangled with the queen of the Portuguese Pentecostal feast. When Hearst’s house photographer turns up dead Ambrose faces a web of murder and mystery.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: March 30, 2004

ISBN: 0142000140

ISBN 13: 9780142000144

Ambrose Bierce and the One-Eyed Jacks

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Ambrose “Bitter” Bierce, San Francisco’s infamous and legendary newspaperman and sometime sleuth is hardly surprised to be hired by William Randolph Hearst when his mistress receives threats. In steamy Sausalito, the playground of the rich and famous across the bay, Hearst’s isn’t the only case on the boil. While Ambrose and his sidekick, Tom Redmond, hunt the killer of a hard-partying yachtsman, Tom becomes entangled with the queen of the Portuguese Pentecostal feast. When Hearst’s house photographer turns up dead Ambrose faces a web of murder and mystery.

Language: English

Pages: 224

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books

Release: March 30, 2004

ISBN: 0142000140

ISBN 13: 9780142000144

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