MYSTERY

The Woman in the Camphor Trunk: An Anna Blanc Mystery

by Jennifer Kincheloe
Seventh St: Prometheus. Nov. 2017. 304p. ISBN 9781633883635. pap. $15.95; ebk. ISBN 9781633883642. M
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In 1908 Los Angeles, police matron Anna Blanc, disinherited by her wealthy father because of her interest in detecting, is sent to Chinatown with Det. Joe Singer, her former sweetheart whose marriage proposal she turned down. In an apartment belonging to a missing Chinese importer, they discover the decomposed body of a white woman in a trunk. The victim turns out to be an old acquaintance of Anna's who was working as a missionary. As the investigation evolves, racial tensions heat up and threaten to explode.
VERDICT Anna is occasionally exasperating, but she is also strong and determined and has an intriguing voice. Historical fiction fans who loved The Secret Life of Anna Blanc will enjoy her second investigative adventure.
Reviewed by Ann Chambers Theis , Nov 01, 2017
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