Muller, Marcia. Sharon McCone mysteries.

Amid the shifting world of San Francisco flea markets, shady vendors sell junk, precious antiques, and stolen goods side by side. Somewhere in the mix, a priceless collection of sacred Torah scrolls is gathering dust-and attracting a group of fanatical killers. When private investigator Sharon McCone helps one flea market kingpin fend off a stalker, she's drawn into the netherworld of deal-making and thievery, a dangerous milieu seldom seen by outsiders. For her client Willie Whelan, the sidewalk sales are a game: trick the customer, outsell the competition, and stay one step ahead of the cops. But Willie's enemies have something more sinister in mind-a conspiracy so heinous it threatens the religious artifacts, Willie's freedom, and McCone's life. "[A P.I. with] a tart tongue and a soft heart." "Many have followed her lead, but Muller remains the best." "A brisk storyteller who is always one jump ahead of her reader…[but] plays eminently fair with the evidence." "The Alpha female of the pack of American P.I.s." "Lots of flea-market lore, San Francisco atmosphere, fast action, and Muller's usual witty dialogue."

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