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When the lights come on after a séance in the parlor of Victorian Boston's most celebrated spiritualist, a pillar of the community lies dead. The world of restless and vengeful spirits has invaded Beacon Hill--while Caroline Ames, seated next to the victim, may hold the key to an all-too-real crime. From the mysterious device called the telephone to the new electric conveyances that cross the Charles, a tide of change is rising around Caroline, her brother, Addington, and their boarder, Dr. show more MacKenzie. For Caroline, it has been a time to face her loneliness--and the growing affection she feels for Dr. MacKenzie. For Addington, it is a time marked by the fierce, ineffable pull of a beautiful but dangerous woman. Now they find themselves in the center of a maelstrom, at the heart of a case of multiple murder. And while a killer has already claimed two victims, a clairvoyant has revealed the third: "Ames next . . ." show lessTags
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Caroline Ames persuades their lodger Dr Mackenzie to attend a séance with her at the home of Mrs Sidgwick. But at the end one of the people round the table is found dead. Her brother, Addington Ames, a non-believer, is shaken when automatic writing reveals 'Ames next'.
An enjoyable well-written cozy mystery
An enjoyable well-written cozy mystery
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- Addington Ames; Caroline Ames
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