Mediums assistant and reluctant sleuth Maddie Pastore is shocked when her longlost sister is accused of murder, in this twisty, atmospheric mystery set in 1920s Chicago. Summer, 1924. Young widow Maddie Pastore has been working for fraudulent spiritual medium Madame Carlotta for nearly a year if work you could call it. Investigating Carlottas clients, and attending seances as her shill, keeps Maddie and her young son Tommy fed and clothed, and shes grown to love the kind, wellmeaning spiritualist like family.Still, Maddie estranged from her abusive parents for over a decade cant help but wonder what fates befell her brothers and sisters. So when she lucks into two free tickets to a glamorous Chicago speakeasy and recognizes the star performer as her pretty little sister Sophie, shes beyond delighted.But before Maddie can meet with Sophie again, the telephone rings. Its Sophies husband, calling in a panic to tell her that his wife is locked in the Cook County jail, charged with firstdegree murder . . . Enter a dark and deadly world of seances and speakeasies, populated by fake mediums, sultry singers and dangerous mobsters! An ideal pick for readers who enjoy glitzy Jazz Age mysteries with feisty female sleuths.

Binding: Paperback;224 pages; Publisher: Canongate Books; Classification: FFH; Weight: 418 g; Dimensions: 139 x 216 x 20

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