Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Strange Files of Fremont Jones | 1995 | Dianne Day | Buy |
| 2 | Fire and Fog | 1996 | Dianne Day | Buy |
| 3 | The Bohemian Murders | 1997 | Dianne Day | Buy |
| 4 | Emperor Norton’s Ghost | 1998 | Dianne Day | Buy |
| 5 | Death Train to Boston | 1999 | Dianne Day | Buy |
| 6 | Beacon Street Mourning | 2000 | Dianne Day | Buy |
Fremont Jones is not your typical turn-of-the-century woman. She left the East Coast for San Francisco to work as a typewriter (the period term for a typist) and quickly discovered that the city had more to offer than just a paycheck. Starting with The Strange Files of Fremont Jones (1995), she gets tangled up in murders and mysteries that the San Francisco police can’t or won’t solve.
The series runs through six books, ending with Beacon Street Mourning in 2000. Along the way, Fremont deals with the 1906 earthquake, fog-shrouded crimes, and the social expectations that come with being an unmarried working woman in a time when that was still unusual. Dianne Day’s research into the period shows on every page, and Fremont’s voice, sharp and practical, keeps the stories moving even when the historical details get rich.