Helpful Score: 2
Excellent book! I normally don't read books that deal with the paranormal but this was so tastefully done that I quite enjoyed it. 1869 Philadelphia and Edward Clark, who is a reporter for The Bulletin, has been given a job of debunking the city's mediums. Mediums have flourished since the end of the Civil War due to the many losses people have experienced and wanting to reconnect with their dead. Edward is also dealing with his own losses but he's never been one to accept the mediums, however, in the line of his work he comes across Lucy Collins and it's obvious to him that she is a fraud but she "volunteers" to help Edward is his cause.
We have murder mysteries, a little romance and some paranormal issues going on. I zipped through this book because it was so interesting to find out what would happen next. I'm giving it 4 stars.
We have murder mysteries, a little romance and some paranormal issues going on. I zipped through this book because it was so interesting to find out what would happen next. I'm giving it 4 stars.
An OK read, but I thought it was too long with rambling passages that could have been cut (the long chase in the carriages, for instance.) The plot was a bit outlandish and I never enjoy stories with vast conspiracies at work. Plus I thought the main character was a bit of a fool. The book ends in a psuedo-cliff hanger, setting you up for a continuation, but it doesn't appear one exists so there are questions left unanswered. Not a bad read, but not that great (for a great mystery with supernatural aspects and possible murders, try Dorothy MacArdle's The Uninvited.)
