SAN FRANCISCO Take one smart, funny detective. Add one beautiful, deadly Chinese assassin. Mix in a secret ingredient that people will kill for, pour into San Francisco then stir violently. STEALING THE A PI, an assassin, the Triads and an ancient talisman. Welcome to the world of San Francisco Noir BEATING THE Having taken on the Triads, Cape Weathers and the exotically deadly Sally Mei confront the Russian Mafia. If you enjoyed SAN FRANCISO NOIR, you'll also enjoy book three in the series, GREASING THE PIN First the Triads, then the Russian Mafia, now Cape Weathers and the exotically deadly Sally Mei tangle with a Mexican drug cartel.