Emperor Norton's Ghost (Fremont Jones Mysteries)

Emperor Norton's Ghost (Fremont Jones Mysteries) by Day, Dianne. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780553580785.

Caroline Fremont Jones revels in her return to San Francisco, where a new city rises from the ruins of the 1906 earthquake. Even more rewarding is her business partnership and rekindled love with ex-spymaster Michael Archer Kossoff. But their private investigation agency is barely off the ground when Fremonts new friend, lovely but quirky Frances McFadden, becomes their first client--and its a most troubling case. The adventurous but skeptical Fremont, lured by Frances to a séance, sees her companion fall into a disturbing trance. Despite the opposition of her powerful, controlling husband, Frances is determined to develop her budding psychic ability. Soon she confides to Fremont that a restless spirit from San Franciscos legendary past has entrusted her with a mission. But when one of the citys female mediums is murdered, and then another, Fremonts reservations turn to dread. Who has killed these women who wield their own power in the metaphysical world, and why? As Fremonts investigation takes her into the murky depths of spiritualism, she places not only herself, but also her dearest friends in mortal danger.