Epitaph for Emily

While at a book reading, PI Jim Wolf senses someone watching him. He catches sight of a young woman, maybe mid-twenties, with straight, straw-colored blond hair, granny glasses, and freckles. Her name is Emily. They escape the crowded bookstore and head for Wolf's boat for a simple romantic rendezvous. In the morning Wolf wakes as two Oakland detectives land on his deck. Emily, who left sometime in the night, is deadand Wolf is charged with her murder. With his own life in jeopardy, Wolf must find the killer. His quest leads him to the Cal campus, one of Emily's lovers, and the Commie Caf, where the past becomes the murderous present.