num_pages: 179
description: In 1942 San Francisco, when an operatic production of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" is threatened by anti-Japanese sentiment and its star diva is stalked by a killer, private eye Toby Peters goes into action
language: English
title: Poor Butterfly
titlecomplete: Poor Butterfly
characters: Toby Peters
genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical Mystery, Mystery
ratings_count: 184
series: Toby Peters 
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Shamus Award
category: Best PI Hardcover
publisher: Mysterious Pr