The Driver: A tale of old San Francisco, murder in broad daylight.
About
Sometimes murder happens in broad daylight. In 1877 a man is stabbed on a San Francisco streetcar, but no one sees it happen. How is the driver supposed to clear his name?
Georg Vintner is the Driver. He finds himself suspected of the crime because there’s no one else to pin it on. The victim is from a wealthy family, and the DA wants a conviction. The Driver needs to find the killer and prove his own innocence. It’s either that or hang.
Genevieve Sutliff is the only other known witness, but she didn’t see the killer. The Driver finds himself personally involved with her, to his own surprise and confusion. Mrs. Sutliff, a recent widow, discovers herself equally confused. She will do anything to save her Driver, even if it means telling him some dark secrets.
The Driver must unravel this web of deception and crime before it’s too late. His other choices are to run, leaving all behind, or to let them hang him. Now read the tale and travel to a time that haunts us yet today.
Praise for this book
Well written and interesting story. I'd begun several other books that were nothing but "fluff", no substance, poorly written, and had deleted them. Then I began reading The Driver, what a difference! I've since searched out this author's other books and will add him to my list of favorite authors.
The characters were well developed and the plot has few twists to the mystery, kept me guessing, and I read almost nothing but mysteries. All the facts about San Francisco were nice to read, I use to go there quite often to visit family. I also got a kick out of the main character being Norwegian, as I am as well.
This story kept my interest that I had a hard thing time putting it down. That became a problem because I was thinking ahead with what I was reading that I often lost my place. Therefore when the story ended I didn't want it to stop. I really enjoyed the back and forth travels around San Francisco that I felt like I was there. Thanks for the adventure and I look forward to continue following this author.
This story was a good clean western tale free of bad language, sex (only behind closed doors). The main character was accused of killing another man because he was the last one to see him alive. The rest of the book shows his friendship with a woman and trying to prove his innocence. I would like to read more by this author.
Characters were interesting and continued to evolve as the plot thickened! You get a portrait of old-time San Francisco when it was rough and tumble, and developing into a complex metropolitan area, and you come to an understanding of the people in the story and what they might have been like, if you were to meet them on the street.
I liked the personal interaction between the passenger and the driver. I enjoyed the description of San Francisco of that era.
I enjoyed this well written tale of old San Francisco murder. It kept me turning the page to seek the killer. I knew who it was, but I still wanted to see how and why it was done. I recommend this to anyone who likes a quick mystery tale. Enjoy ❤️
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