Discovering if his findings are part of the reason she was murdered has James helping Ellie. As the only verified true psychic – something he helped prove – Gloria had a lot of notoriety in London. He was instrumental in declaring Ellie’s mother a fraud, but something about their case has always bothered him. He, and his colleagues, try to verify or debunk psychics.
James Hawley is an investigator for the “New Society”.
As it is, despite her anger and hurt over Gloria’s betrayal, she can’t walk away. If Gloria hadn’t left a note with her brother “Tell Ellie Winter to find me”, Ellie probably would have told him no. She and Gloria had been friends once upon a time, but Gloria betrayed Ellie in a devastating way and they hadn’t spoken in years. When a rival Medium, Gloria Sutter, is murdered and her brother shows up asking for Ellie’s help in finding her, Ellie agrees reluctantly. This gothic romance is perfect for the fall season.Įllie Winter is a psychic Medium. James and because I enjoyed the narrator, Mary Jane Wells, quite a bit. I downloaded it after finishing Silence for the Dead, because I wanted more from St. James is available for the Audible Escape package. And as Ellie’s uneasy partnership with James turns dangerously intimate, an insidious evil force begins to undermine their quest for clues, a force determined to bury the truth, and whoever seeks to expose it. Worse, she cannot shake the attentions of handsome James Hawley, a damaged war veteran who has dedicated himself to debunking psychics.Īs Ellie and James uncover the sinister mysteries of Gloria's life and death, Ellie is tormented by nightmarish visions that herald the grisly murders of those in Gloria's circle. Now Ellie must delve into Gloria's secrets and plunge back into the world of hucksters, lowlifes, and fakes. Still, she can't refuse the final request of the only other true psychic she has known. She specializes in miraculously finding lost items.
Now she's been murdered at one of her own séances, after leaving a message requesting the help of her former friend and sole rival, Ellie Winter.Įllie doesn't contact the dead-at least, not anymore. Glamorous medium Gloria Sutter made her fortune helping the bereaved contact loved ones killed during the Great War. The award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare and Silence for the Dead, presents another mesmerizing gothic story of intrigue. Reading Challenges: Holly's 2019 GoodReads ChallengeĪmazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play Books JamesĬliffhanger: View Spoiler » No « Hide SpoilerĬontent Warning: View Spoiler » Violence, Spirits, Ghosts, Gore « Hide Spoiler
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