Both Ends of the Night (Sharon McCone Mysteries)
San Francisco-based private detective Sharon McCone is tracking a man whose actions have  already caused the deaths of two women who loved and trusted him in the 18th installment of this  memorableseries. Because  Marcia Muller's books are as much about McCone's relationships with her extended, occasionally  dysfunctional family as they are about the cases themselves, first-time visitors might have trouble sorting  out all the relatives. But, as always, the rewards are well worth the effort. In this case, there are several  evocative flying scenes that help groundlings understand why people do it, a stinging attack on the  callousness of the Witness Protection Program, and more glimpses into the tangled soul of Hy Ripinsky,  McCone's interesting lover. Other McCone adventures in paperback includeThe Broken Promise Land,A Wild and Lonely Place,Till the Butchers Cut Him Down, andWolf in the Shadows.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.