Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murder on Nob Hill | 2004 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 2 | The Russian Hill Murders | 2005 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 3 | The Cliff House Strangler | 2007 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 4 | Scandal on Rincon Hill | 2010 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
| 5 | Death on Telegraph Hill | 2012 | Shirley Tallman | Buy |
The Sarah Woolson series places a female attorney in 1880s San Francisco, a city where the wealth of Nob Hill sits above neighborhoods full of danger and secrets. Murder on Nob Hill (2004) introduces Woolson and the world she navigates, where being a woman in the legal profession is almost as dangerous as the murder cases she pursues.
The Russian Hill Murders, The Cliff House Strangler, Scandal on Rincon Hill, and Death on Telegraph Hill continue the series through 2012, with each title naming a different San Francisco landmark. Tallman uses the city’s distinctive geography as both setting and atmosphere for mysteries rooted in the period’s social tensions.