![]() ![]() A great choice for fans of historical European settings, the power of women, and the fringes of the paranormal. Detective George Agnelli’s been on the job for 38 years, and when he says something smells fishy, you’ve got to. Retracing her sister's steps, Lenna discovers that the corruption goes much deeper than simply faking contact with the recently deceased, and it's probable that Evie's investigations led to her deathâwhich also places Lenna and Vaudeline in peril. Nethercott’s debut is a pleasantly retro whodunit, set in 1956, in which otherworldly spirits compete for attention with flesh-and-blood sitcom types. The reader learns more problematic details about the society by alternating between Lenna and society member Mr. When Vaudeline is called to London to pursue contact with a recent murder victim on behalf of the society, Lenna travels with her hoping to find answers. ![]() ![]() Evie studied with the alluring Vaudeline before taking an independent interest in the doings of the London Séance Society, where she discovered fraudulent practices. She apprentices herself to famous Parisian medium Vaudeline D'Allaire, who contacts the spirits of recent murder victims to find their killers. Lenna Wickes is a logical skeptic devastated by grief after her sister Evie's death. Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 February #1 *Starred Review* Penner (The Lost Apothecary, 2021) returns to a historical settingâthis time 1873âto tell the story of a young woman seeking to solve her sister's mysterious death by any means necessary. ![]()
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