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The mystic's accomplice / Mary Miley.

Summary:

"It's 1924, and Maddie Pastore has it made. A nice house, a loving husband with a steady job--even if it is connected to Chicago's violent Torrio-Capone gang--and a baby on the way. But then Tommy is shot dead, and she learns her husband had a secret that turns her life upside down. Penniless and grieving, Maddie is only sure of two things: that she will survive for the sake of her baby, and that she'll never turn to the mob for help. So when she's invited to assist a well-meaning but fraudulent medium, she seizes the chance. She's not proud of her work investigating Madam Carlotta's clients, but she's proud of how well she does it. When Maddie unearths potential evidence of a dark crime, however, she faces a terrible dilemma: keep quiet and let a murderer go unpunished, or follow the trail and put herself and her baby in mortal danger."-- Inside jacket.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780727850423
  • ISBN: 0727850423
  • Physical Description: 220 pages ; 23 cm.
  • Edition: First world edition.
  • Publisher: Edinburgh, Scotland : Severn House, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A 1920s mystery"--cover.
Subject: Husbands > Death > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Women private investigators > Illinois > Chicago > Fiction.
Psychics > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Nineteen twenties > Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) > History > 20th century > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library FICTION THEOBALD 2021 (Text) 0001002459087 Fiction Available -

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The Mystic's Accomplice
The Mystic's Accomplice
by Miley, Mary
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The Mystic's Accomplice


The first historical mystery in award-winning author Mary Miley's 1920s Chicago-set series introduces reluctant sleuth Maddie Pastore and takes readers into a dark and dangerous world of mobsters, speakeasies and seances. It's 1924, and Maddie Pastore has it made. A nice house, a loving husband with a steady job - even if it is connected to Chicago's violent Torrio-Capone gang - and a baby on the way. But then Tommy is shot dead, and she learns her husband had a secret that turns her life upside down. Penniless and grieving, Maddie is only sure of two things: that she will survive for the sake of her baby, and that she'll never turn to the mob for help. So when she's invited to assist a well-meaning but fraudulent medium, she seizes the chance. She's not proud of her work investigating Madam Carlotta's clients, but she's proud of how well she does it. When Maddie unearths potential evidence of a dark crime, however, she faces a terrible dilemma: keep quiet and let a murderer go unpunished, or follow the trail and put herself and her baby in mortal danger . . . With its Prohibition-era setting, lively characters and enthralling historical detail, The Mystic's Accomplice is an ideal pick for readers who enjoy 1920s-set mysteries.

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