02151cam a2200373 i 45000010011000000030008000110050017000190080041000360200018000770200015000950350022001100400008001320820028001401000027001682450048001952640056002432640011002993000023003103360026003333370028003593380027003875000147004145200881005615630071014426500027015136500035015406500021015756500028015966500030016246550031016546550031016856550042017166550019017581366109598MeVbMML20250219145855.0221216t20232023onc    e      000 1 eng d  a9780778387114  a0778387119  a(OCoLC)1366109598  cAJM04a813/.6223/eng/202212161 aPenner, Sarah,eauthor14aThe London Séance Society /cSarah Penner 1aToronto, Ontario, Canada :bPark Row Books,c[2023] 4c©2023  a329 pages ;c24 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes author's note, and sections about Victorian Mourning Customs, Victorian Funereal Feasting with recipes, and Further Reading resources  a"1873. At an abandoned château on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by acclaimed spiritualist Vaudeline D'Allaire. Known worldwide for her talent in conjuring the spirits of murder victims to ascertain the identities of the people who killed them, she is highly sought after by widows and investigators alike. Lenna Wickes has come to Paris to find answers about her sister's death, but to do so, she must embrace the unknown and overcome her own logic-driven bias against the occult. When Vaudeline is beckoned to England to solve a high-profile murder, Lenna accompanies her as an understudy. But as the women team up with the powerful men of London's exclusive Séance Society to solve the mystery, they begin to suspect that they are not merely out to solve a crime, but perhaps entangled in one themselves..."--cProvided by publisher  aBPL: David Winn Bishop and Isabel MacPherson Bishop Memorial Fund. 0aSpiritualistsvFiction 0aMurderxInvestigationvFiction 0aSeancesvFiction 0aSistersxDeathvFiction 0aSecret societiesvFiction 7aParanormal fiction.2lcgft 7aHistorical fiction.2lcgft 7aDetective and mystery fiction.2lcgft 7aNovels.2lcgft