This third outing In the Pat and Jean Abbott series is set in the early weeks of World War II at a time when everyone smoked and women wore girdles. Private detective Pat is back home in San Fancisco hours away from marrying Jean Holly when a fellow detective is murdered in his office, the only clue a yellow violet. As it so happens, a beautiful Spanish entertainer, a refugee fromt he Spanish Civil War--whose trade mark is the yellow violet--is in town on tour accompanied by her mother, her manager, and a dachshund named Pancho. Throw in a few Italian fascists ("They don't fight very well," says Pat, "but they know how to spy") and you've got enough trouble to halt anyone's nuptials. First published in 1942.

The Yellow Violet (Rue Morgue Classic British Mysteries)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Frances Crane

Mystery

Rue Morgue Press

Pat and Jean Abbott are in Britian in this World War II murder mystery.

The Applegreen Cat

Pat and Jean Abbott are staying in the French Quarer in New Orleans during the closing months of World War II. The Quarter is overrun with refugees fleeing the war in Paris. There's also a murderer on the loose.

The Indigo Necklace

Pat and Jean Abbott run into murder among the toffs at the Waldorf where the rich gather to celebrate the end of World War II.

The Cinnamon Murder

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The Yellow Violet (Rue Morgue Classic British Mysteries)

The Applegreen Cat

The Indigo Necklace

The Cinnamon Murder