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Emperor Norton's Ghost (1999)

Emperor Norton's Ghost (1999)

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0553580787 (ISBN13: 9780553580785)
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This series has been on something of a steady decline since the first book. The first book was really good, with fun characters and an interesting setting. The main character was a little naive, but in a way that suited her age, upbringing, and situation. But I've liked the subsequent books less and less. And this one not very much at all. Fremont went from a young woman out on her own with an adventurous frame of mind and a fresh outlook on life...to a rather judgmental, prideful busybody with petulant toddler-like mood swings. There's a bit of a plot change in this book compared to the others, in that Fremont talks Michael into opening a detective agency together with Fremont being an investigator and Michael acting in a consulting/mentor role. Except it's really clear that Fremont can't bring herself to actually appreciate Michael in a mentorship role because of their new romantic relationship. She has this desire to prove herself to everyone, but she can't seem to accept that she's still in training and it's not actually beneath her to accept guidance from others with more experience (toddler mood swings...I could probably have replaced out a lot of the dialogue in this book with: "No! Me do!"). Her relationship with Michael is completely annoying, which was rather disappointing because I really liked him in the first couple of books.Add to all that a plot line about spiritualists/mediums, which I had zero interest in, and you've got a let-down read. Despite the fact that she brought in the Emperor of San Francisco, who's rather a cool historical personage.My recommendation: read the first in this series, but skip these later books.

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After Fremont and Michael return to San Francisco and start up a detective agency, Fremont's new friend Frances takes her to a seance. The shocking murder of the medium leaves Fremont with a case that's sure to get her new agency some much-wanted publicity, assuming that she survives to solve it.Another Fremont Jones book with another excuse to send Michael off somewhere for a large portion of the story. At this point I'm wondering if they'll ever end up really working together. The ending was a bit disappointing, Fremont wouldn't have had a clue without a fairly big coincidence. There's also the matter of a note to Frances that wasn't resolved to my satisfaction.These books have a great feel, but the story doesn't really live up to the style for me.
—Donna

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