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264 pp.
| Harcourt |
January, 1998 |
TradeISBN 0-15-201183-8
(2)
4-6
Living in the San Francisco Bay area, Violet finds mysterious letters and messages, obviously written in the past, that seem to refer to her and that present a historical puzzle, hinting at a murder and involvement in the great 1906 earthquake and fire. Themes of adventure and family relationships, heightened by an atmospheric sense of place, are deftly woven into this clever and skillfully written mystery.