Skulduggery

Delighted to find a Carolyn G. Hart book that I hadn't read and a stand-alone thriller at that (that is, not part of a series). I loved that it was set in San Francisco's Chinatown, and that most of the characters were Chinese, but without the stereotypes. In fact, the characters were pleasantly div......more

Three and a half stars for the pacing and intriguing (no pun intended) premise. Characters could have been more fully developed for me, but this was a short read, so the plot and action sequences were more defined. It started out as my car book. I like to keep one book in my vehicle in the event I h......more

Interesting history on lost bones of Peking Man, and on SF Chinatown. Well-devised suspense with a little romance thrown in. Typically good Carolyn Hart writing. Favorite quote: It was all so long ago now, so far away. The years pass so quickly, like petals drifting down, dropping so softly you scar......more

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Skulduggery, originally published in 1984 and reprinted in 2000, is a mystery based around the Peking Man skeleton collection, missing since WWII. Dr. Ellen Christie is a physical anthropologist in San Francisco. An article about her work identifying remains found at a construction site catches the a......more