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It's Sharon McCone's first case as staff investigator for All Souls Legal Cooperative. She knows nothing about antiques, yet she has an affection for Salem Street with its charming mix of antique and curio shops. Now elderly dealer Joan Albritton has been found dead, stabbed with an antique dagger. Her neighbors are shocked. Recurring vandalism has them frightened. Ferreting out the facts will take Sharon from the chaotic jumble of the junk dealer's establishment to a museum where San Francisco's most elegant socialites gather.
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"Sharon McCone has changed over the course of this series, but not in a negative way--she has maintained her ties with those who helped her out in the beginning, and as she has aged, there have been more complications in her life, as you would expect. Good series well worth reading"
— Catherine (4 out of 5 stars)
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“The plotting is competent and the writing lively.”
— New York Times -
“A fast-moving whodunit.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“Long before Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Milhone, long before Sara Paretsky’s V. I. Warshawski, there was Marcia Muller’s Sharon McCone…Muller and McCone are still the class of the field.”
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“Top-notch mystery and more from one of the genre’s Grand Masters.”
— Library Journal, praise for the series
Edwin of the Iron Shoes Listener Reviews
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" First in a tough female P.I. series. She's been writing for years so some of the first ones move a little slower because we are now so used to a world where you don't have to do things like look for a phone. So far I'm liking the series and main character "
— Deena, 2/4/2014 -
" Just your typical fast moving mystery -- very predictable. "
— Catherine, 2/4/2014 -
" Marcia Muller pioneered the contemporary female private investigator novel with the first Sharon McCone mystery, Edwin of the Iron Shoes, in 1977 according to the introduction. Sharon McCone reminds me a lot of Kinsey Milhone, Sue Grafton's famous alphabet sleuth. I'm grateful to Marcia Muller for opening the door for all of today's great female detectives. This book was a fun, quick read for a long Wisconsin winter evening. "
— Mary, 2/3/2014 -
" excellent, first in the Sharon McCone series "
— Donna, 2/2/2014 -
" I finally found a copy of her first Sharon McCone mystery. Was on the lookout for it, after reading that Ms. Muller was considered the "founding mother" of the modern day hard-boiled P.I. I can see some of that in her to the point writing style, and the character of McCone. Fairly typical who-dun-it. But, being her first novel and also being Mrs. Bill Pronzini.....this is quite the mystery writing couple. 3.5 stars "
— Lee, 1/25/2014 -
" Love her recent books and decided to go back to the first and work my way up. This was a fun read and a great start for her Sharon McCone mystery series. "
— Nancy, 1/24/2014 -
" I've read all of the Sharon McCone mysteries and it's been one of my favorite private eye series. Some books are better than others, but I'm not going to rate all of them here - so this rating is for the whole series. "Edwin" is the 1st book. "
— Ann, 1/22/2014 -
" Decent but there is nothing to rave about. It is just a passable way to pass time. "
— Nabilah, 1/15/2014 -
" Very Good; Continuing character: Sharon McCone (first in series); PI tries to figure out who killed the proprieteress of an antique shop. "
— Joe, 11/25/2013 -
" another detective story for RIA "
— Jessica, 11/13/2013 -
" This is the first of the Sharon McCone series. I liked a later one that I listened to earlier. This story was very simple, and we didn't learn much about the main character. It was a short book, so maybe the others are better. Will not give up on the series. "
— Kmmoy, 11/5/2013 -
" I loved this book! I remember reading it years ago, and I was hooked on the series. Side note: what a great title! "
— Kendel, 11/3/2013 -
" Marcia Muller's first Sharon McCone is finally available as an ebook (as is most of her backlist), woohoo! "
— Linda, 11/1/2013 -
" I love the Sharon McCone series. This is an early one that I had not previously read. Loved the title and Edwin. Very clever, fast paced and entertaining. Not an easy one to figure out. "
— Wendroz, 10/14/2013 -
" I'm not a big mystery fan, but this author got a rave review from a friend, so I thought I'd give it a try. I wouldn't say it was bad, but it was not really gripping and never caught my interest. "
— Sandra, 10/9/2013 -
" Okay story, though the characters weren't very believable. If the cop is such a chauvinist and the PI is so womans' lib how does she go from hate to okay in 2 days? "
— Kathleen, 8/21/2013 -
" Not a bad book but so short "
— Corissa, 7/11/2013 -
" My favorite U.S. mystery writer. Muller is the one who really invented the hard-boiled woman detective. genre. "
— Mary, 5/12/2013 -
" One of my favorite authors "
— Alexa, 5/6/2013 -
" A favorite author in this genre. Read the entire series, having to backtrack and search for earlier paperbacks (before the day of Kindle)so I could read them in order. "
— Judy, 1/4/2013 -
" The 1st Sharon McCone. They get way better! "
— Debbe, 10/26/2012 -
" My favorite of her TITLE. I can't even remember what it means but I use the title all the time for blog entries. "
— Snarky's, 5/11/2012 -
" Enjoyable mystery with an interesting main character. First of a series. "
— Janell, 2/6/2012 -
" I would give it 3.5 stars. Reminded me a lot of V.I. Warshawski, a West Coast version, but without all the sass. A female detective who solves crime (before the age of the internet and computers). Good enough that I will read the next in the series. "
— Megan, 7/7/2011 -
" Read in Mid July 2006. Liked it Will read more. Main character is a woman, part Indian working as an investigator for a small law firm in San Francisco "
— David, 6/9/2011 -
" This is the first book in the series featuring Sharon McCone, my favorite woman detective. Hope you like it! "
— D, 5/25/2011 -
" This was the first time reading any of Marcia Muller books and this was good. It was set in the 1970s and I had forgotten how cheap things were and the attitudes toward what professions women should or shouldn't be in. "
— Felicia, 3/28/2011 -
" I'm not a big mystery fan, but this author got a rave review from a friend, so I thought I'd give it a try. I wouldn't say it was bad, but it was not really gripping and never caught my interest. "
— Sandra, 11/19/2010 -
" Nice cozy mystery that I finished in about a day. "
— ilovebakedgoods, 9/18/2010 -
" Very Good; Continuing character: Sharon McCone (first in series); PI tries to figure out who killed the proprieteress of an antique shop. <br/> "
— Joe, 9/7/2009 -
" Ok, yeah glad i started at the beginning of the series. Helps me understand a lot. "
— Natasha, 1/23/2009 -
" Just your typical fast moving mystery -- very predictable. "
— Catherine, 1/16/2009 -
" Another first of a series, although I haven't read the rest of them yet. Similar sort of vein to VI Warshawsky, but less referred to. Enjoyed it and will read others in the series. "
— Trish, 4/28/2008 -
" I've read all of the Sharon McCone mysteries and it's been one of my favorite private eye series. Some books are better than others, but I'm not going to rate all of them here - so this rating is for the whole series. "Edwin" is the 1st book. "
— Ann, 3/13/2008 -
" excellent, first in the Sharon McCone series "
— Donna, 12/9/2007 -
" An entertaining, if slightly pedestrian mystery. Notable for being a forerunner of the "tough girl" PI novels that are so popular today, it shows real promise for a first novel. (It was written in 1977.) "
— Derek, 10/25/2007
About Marcia Muller
Marcia Muller is a New York Times bestselling author and creator of the critically acclaimed series starring private investigator Sharon McCone. She has also written many short stories. She has won six Anthony Awards, a Shamus Award, and is also the recipient of the Private Eye Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award as well as the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, their highest accolade.
About Laura Hicks
Laura Hicks is an Obie Award–winning actress who has appeared on Broadway, off Broadway, and in regional theater, film, and television. A native New Yorker and a Juilliard graduate, she has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Australia, Austria, Italy, and Ireland.