The Conjurer

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Publication Year:
2014

ISBN-13: 9781480490642

<DIV><B>An heiress breaks free of social conventions and attempts to solve the mystery of her father&rsquo;s disappearance in 1842 Philadelphia in Cordelia Frances Biddle&rsquo;s first Martha Beale mystery</B><BR /><BR />When her father fails to appear for lunch at their country estate, Martha Beale knows something is wrong. The family&rsquo;s faithful dogs discover Lemuel Beale&rsquo;s hunting rifle by the river, but there is no sign of the millionaire financier. Refusing to believe he is dead, his daughter&mdash;and sole heir&mdash;begins a discreet investigation with the help of the mayor&rsquo;s aide, Thomas Kelman.<BR /><BR />But Philadelphia in 1842 is a dangerous place for a female, especially a twenty-six-year-old single woman. Martha&rsquo;s quest for answers takes her from the pinnacle of high society, which is abuzz about a visiting European conjurer who communicates with the dead, to the city&rsquo;s tragic slums where a brutal killer is targeting young prostitutes&mdash;and through it all Martha will confront the most ruthless aspects of human nature.<BR /><BR />In a story deeply rooted in time and place and brimming with atmosphere and suspense, Cordelia Frances Biddle conjures a mesmerizing world of intrigue and hidden desires.<BR /></DIV>