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Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
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Description
Celeste Hudson, the beautiful wife of a family friend, is dead. She had planned to use her talents as a mesmerist to forge a new future in Society that didn't include her husband. Lavinia Lane and Tobias March begin an investigation that leads them from the glittering ballrooms of the ton to the darkest reaches of men's psyches.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
372 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Elizabeth II's coronation is imminent, and DI Edgar Stephens is busy investigating the death of a local fortune-teller. Meanwhile, his old pal the magician Max Mephisto is rehearsing for his television debut, a coronation day variety show. Upon hearing that their wartime commander, Colonel Cartwright, has been found dead in his flat, the two men quickly join forces to find out what happened. Max is stuck in rehearsals; Edgar heads to New York, not...
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