Willa Jansson mysteries
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Willa Jansson mysteries volume 1
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A San Francisco student's about to discover law school can be murderous in this comic mystery series opener.
Willa Jansson picked the wrong time to quit smoking. Exams are four weeks away. And if she's not sitting in class, studying, or sipping innumerable cups of coffee, then she's toiling away as the senior articles editor at the Malhousie Law Review. This job, and being in the top 10 percent of her class, means she'll be able to land her dream...
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Willa Jansson mysteries volume 2
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A California lawyer's dream job becomes a nightmare when her boss is murdered in this mystery by the author of Where Lawyers Fear to Tread.
Fresh out of law school, Willa Jansson nabs a first-year associate position at a family friend's law firm. Famous progressive attorney Julian Warneke has gotten Willa's hippie parents out of legal trouble on several occasions, though his reputation for grandstanding landed Willa in jail for two traumatic months...
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Willa Jansson mysteries volume 3
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A San Francisco attorney lands a great new job-and is framed for a gruesome murder-in this mystery by the author of A Radical Departure.
After her boss at their radical law firm is murdered, Willa Jansson is desperate for a new job. But when, a conservative corporate firm offers her a position out of the blue, she's a little hesitant to accept, considering the recommendation comes from a high-profile Republican named Bud Hopper whom Willa's never...
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Willa Jansson mysteries volume 4
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A New York Times Notable Book: Sour parents, a sleazy ex, '70s radicalism, and murder spoil a California lawyer's homecoming in this mystery by the author of Hidden Agenda.
Working in the LA office of a Wall Street law firm, attorney Willa Jansson was drowning in bankruptcy codes and mourning the loss of her love life. But now, after almost a year in that purgatory of dull men in thousand-dollar suits, she's landed a new position clerking for a federal...
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Willa Jansson mysteries volume 5
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
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Résumé
Que serait Montréal sans la souveraineté de ses arbres ?
L'arbre est politique. Bertrand Laverdure sait parler aux arbres. Sans eux, les femmes et les hommes perdraient leur chemin et leur cœur. Une musique infinie, un vertige, un piano, ou une danse projette sa lumière sur la ville. Que serait Montréal sans ce peuple vertical qui enseigne la douceur, l'espoir et l'humilité.
Extrait du prologue
« Écrire aux arbres, c'est écrire...
6) Star Witness
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Willa Jansson mysteries volume 6
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A plucky lawyer's out of her element when she investigates a suspicious death that's out of this world in this mystery by the author of Last Chants.
Overworked San Francisco attorney Willa Jansson's ready to go on her three-week vacation and relax on the beach in Mexico. But before she can leave the office, she gets a phone call from a friend whom she owes a favor ...
Willa heads to Santa Cruz to take on what at first sounds like a vehicular manslaughter...
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Willa Jansson mysteries volume 7
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
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A California lawyer finds herself on the trail of a murderer while searching for her missing mother in Cuba in the final entry of this mystery series.
Attorney Willa Jansson's mother is a lifelong activist. So, it's no surprise when she and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom disregard federal regulations and head to Cuba for a goodwill tour. The real shock occurs when the group returns ... with one less member.
Worried about her...