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Radical Departure
Radical Departure
Author: Lia Matera
"Has almost everytrhing a good mystery needs...a complex plot, social commentary, loads of atmosphere and a cast of unusual characters...The reader wants to hang out with Jansson and see more of her clear-eyed view of the world." — SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS — Working for a fat-cat San Francsico law firm, Willa Jansson thought she'd seen everything. Th...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780345371263
ISBN-10: 0345371267
Publication Date: 10/13/1991
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Publisher: Fawcett
Book Type: Paperback
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Book Description: "Has almost everything a good mystery needs...a complex plot, social commentary, loads of atmosphere and a cast of unusual characters...The reader wants to hang out with Jansson and see more of her clear-eyed view of the world." SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS. "Working for a fat-cat San Francsico law firm, Willa Jansson thought she'd seen everything. Then her boss dies from hemlock poisoning. Things go from awful to outrageous when Willa's rad-lib mother, a former client of the deceased, is suspiciously named in his will to inherit his fantastic home in the hills. By now Willa is frantic to discover what's going on around her. Poking into the recent past and the apolitical present, she fishes out an old boyfriend she'd rather forget, a cop she hates on principle, and a famous law firm that can barely make ends meet. It's a pretty good catch for a first-year associate--considering that, in the meantime, someone is trying to kill her.... "


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