Description |
216 pages ; 23 cm. |
Series |
A mystic's accomplice mystery ; 02. |
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Miley, Mary.
Mystic's accomplice mystery ; 02.
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Summary |
"December, 1924. Young widow Maddie Pastore feels fortunate to be employed by the well-meaning but fraudulent medium Carlotta Romany. Investigating Carlotta's clients isn't work she's proud of, but she's proud of how well she does it. Maddie's talents, however, draw them unwelcome attention: sharp-eyed Officer O'Rourke from the Chicago Police. He doesn't believe in spiritualism - but in a city packed with mobsters, con artists and criminals, he'll take any help he can get. It's not long before Maddie has a case to bring him. Why did teetotal banker Herman Quillen die of alcohol poisoning? And who is the gold-toothed man claiming to be his brother, and demanding the spirits reveal where Herman hid his money? All Maddie wants is to uncover the truth - but to her horror, she's soon mixed up in a tangled web of secrets and deception that leads to the heart of Chicago's violent gangs . . . and she'll need all her wits about her if she, and her loved ones, are going to make it out again alive."-- Publisher. |
Subject |
Psychis -- Fiction.
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Women sleuths -- Fiction.
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Organized crime -- Fiction.
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Police -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction.
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Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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Genre |
Mystery fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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ISBN |
9780727850430 (hardcover) |
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0727850431 (hardcover) |
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