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Medium's assistant - and reluctant sleuth - Maddie Pastore is shocked when her long-lost 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 Carlotta's clients, and attending seances as her shill, keeps Maddie and her young son Tommy fed and clothed, and she's grown to love the kind, well-meaning spiritualist like family. Still, Maddie - estranged from her abusive parents for over a decade - can't 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, she's beyond delighted. But before Maddie can meet with Sophie again, the telephone rings. It's Sophie's husband, calling in a panic to tell her that his wife is locked in the Cook County jail, charged with first-degree 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.

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Plenty of Roaring '20s ambience and enough red herrings to keep things mysterious * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> * Gripping . . . Readers will hope to see a lot more of the resourceful Maddie * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> * This is a real treat for readers who love stories set in the Roaring '20s * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * Fans of fast-paced historical mysteries will appreciate Miley's latest * <b>Library Journal Starred Review</b> of <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * All the colorful characters and historic details from the heroine's debut * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * Skillfully combines the tantalizing atmosphere of a speakeasy- and mob-filled Chicago, historical figures, and an intriguing mystery * <b>Library Journal Starred Review</b> of <b>The Mystic’s Accomplice</b> * Appealing . . . This historical mystery series is off to a flying start * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Mystic's Accomplice</b> * Plentiful historical detail and a sparkling cast of characters * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Mystic's Accomplice</b> *

This is a real treat for readers who love stories set in the Roaring '20s * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * Fans of fast-paced historical mysteries will appreciate Miley's latest * <b>Library Journal Starred Review</b> of <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * All the colorful characters and historic details from the heroine's debut * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * Skillfully combines the tantalizing atmosphere of a speakeasy- and mob-filled Chicago, historical figures, and an intriguing mystery * <b>Library Journal Starred Review</b> of <b>The Mystic's Accomplice</b> * Appealing . . . This historical mystery series is off to a flying start * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Mystic's Accomplice</b> * Plentiful historical detail and a sparkling cast of characters * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Mystic's Accomplice</b> *

Plenty of Roaring '20s ambience and enough red herrings to keep things mysterious. * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>Deadly Spirits</b> * This is a real treat for readers who love stories set in the Roaring '20s * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * Fans of fast-paced historical mysteries will appreciate Miley's latest * <b>Library Journal Starred Review</b> of <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * All the colorful characters and historic details from the heroine's debut * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * Skillfully combines the tantalizing atmosphere of a speakeasy- and mob-filled Chicago, historical figures, and an intriguing mystery * <b>Library Journal Starred Review</b> of <b>The Mystic's Accomplice</b> * Appealing . . . This historical mystery series is off to a flying start * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Mystic's Accomplice</b> * Plentiful historical detail and a sparkling cast of characters * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Mystic's Accomplice</b> *

Plenty of Roaring '20s ambience and enough red herrings to keep things mysterious * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>Deadly Spirits</b> * Gripping . . . Readers will hope to see a lot more of the resourceful Maddie * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> * This is a real treat for readers who love stories set in the Roaring '20s * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * Fans of fast-paced historical mysteries will appreciate Miley's latest * <b>Library Journal Starred Review</b> of <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * All the colorful characters and historic details from the heroine's debut * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>Spirits and Smoke</b> * Skillfully combines the tantalizing atmosphere of a speakeasy- and mob-filled Chicago, historical figures, and an intriguing mystery * <b>Library Journal Starred Review</b> of <b>The Mystic's Accomplice</b> * Appealing . . . This historical mystery series is off to a flying start * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Mystic's Accomplice</b> * Plentiful historical detail and a sparkling cast of characters * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Mystic's Accomplice</b> *

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Mary Miley grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Virginia, and worked her way through the College of William and Mary in Virginia as a costumed tour guide at Colonial Williamsburg. As Mary Miley Theobald, she has published numerous nonfiction books and articles on history, travel and business topics. As Mary Miley, she is the award-winning author of the Roaring Twenties mysteries and the new Mystic's Accomplice mysteries series. When she's not home writing, she can be found in the fields or bottling factory at Valley Road Vineyards, the Virginia winery she (and a few friends) own, where everything she does would have been illegal in the Roaring Twenties.

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