From Publishers Weekly
Set in 1857 New York City, this erotically charged chiller from Chance (_An Inconvenient Wife_) features spirit rappings, table tippings, deception and murder among its titillating treats. Michel Jourdain, a captivating Creole medium, has enthralled Dorothy Bennett, a sickly society matron who holds regular spirit circles to communicate with deceased loved ones. At one sรฉanceโattended by Evelyn Evie Atherton; Peter, her attorney husband, whom people suspect she married for his fortune; and Ben Rampling, Peter's law partnerโan errant pistol shot nearly kills Michel. Suspecting the misfire was no accident, Peter determines to investigate, but winds up dead from a knife wound in the East River just days later. When society shuns the upstart Evie, who's charged with Peter's murder, Ben offers his legal assistance. Dorothy gives Evie refuge at her mansion, where the seductive Michel, whom Dorothy plans to adopt, instructs Evie in spiritualism. Evie's eerie discovery that the thirst for justice can reach beyond the grave enhances the neat resolution. (May)
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Review
โ_The Spiritualist_ sweeps the reader into the richly detailed world of upstairs/downstairs New York City of the 1850s. The heroine's life and sanity are at stake in this unique murder mystery, and compelling characterization and clever plot twists abound. There's not a ghost of a chance that Megan Chance's enthralling story will let you put it down.โ
โKaren Harper, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Boleyn
โ[_The Spiritualist_ is] a suspenseful tale of dark obsession and erotic mysticismโฆIntricate plotting and elegant characterizations will keep readers turning the pages faster and faster toward the startling, unexpected conclusion.โ
โKristin Hannah, New York Times bestselling author
"The Spiritualist is darkly mesmerizing historical suspense infused with a fabulously seductive supernatural atmosphere and riveting authenticity.โ
โAmanda Quick, New York Times bestselling author
From the Trade Paperback edition.