{"product_id":"spirits-smoke","title":"Spirits \u0026 Smoke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeadly drinks, vicious gangsters, missing money . . . Reluctant sleuth Maddie Pastore is back with a bang, in the second Mystic''s Accomplice historical mystery set in 1920s Chicago.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Miley''s storytelling skills do justice to her clever, gutsy, and endearing protagonist. This is a real treat for readers who love stories set in the Roaring ''20s\"- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDecember, 1924. \u003c\/i\u003eYoung widow Maddie Pastore feels fortunate to be employed by the well-meaning but fraudulent medium Carlotta Romany. Investigating Carlotta''s clients isn''t work she''s proud of, but she''s proud of how well she does it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaddie''s talents, however, draw them unwelcome attention: sharp-eyed Officer O''Rourke from the Chicago Police. He doesn''t believe in spiritualism - but in a city packed with mobsters, con artists and criminals, he''ll take any help he can get. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt''s not long before Maddie has a case to bring him. Why did teetotal banker Herman Quillen die of alcohol poisoning? And who is the gold-toothed man claiming to be his brother, and demanding the spirits reveal where Herman hid his money?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll Maddie wants is to uncover the truth - but to her horror, she''s soon mixed up in a tangled web of secrets and deception that leads to the heart of Chicago''s violent gangs . . . and she''ll need all her wits about her if she, and her loved ones, are going to make it out again alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirits and Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, the sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Mystic''s Accomplice\u003c\/i\u003e, is an ideal pick for readers who enjoy Jazz Age mysteries with feisty female sleuths, sparkling historical detail and Prohibition high-jinks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57312719339902,"sku":"NW9781448309511","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781448309511.jpg?v=1778589288","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/spirits-smoke","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}