About Peggy Blair Peggy Blair was a lawyer for more than thirty years. She is the author of the award-winning and critically acclaimed Inspector Ramirez mysteries The Beggar’s Opera, The Poisoned Pawn, and Hungry Ghosts. She lives in Ottawa. Books by Peggy Blair Umbrella Man by (author) Peggy Blair Hungry Ghosts by (author) Peggy Blair The Poisoned Pawn by (author) Peggy Blair The Beggar's Opera by (author) Peggy Blair