Mr Scarlettis Ghost by Linda Stratmann

Low stock: 2 left

203mm x 127mm x 25mm

Pages: 320

The first book in an exciting new Victorian murder mystery series featuring a young female detective

In 19th century Brighton, England spirit mediums are all the fashionGÇöespecially Miss Eustace, a psychic who claims to produce apparitions of the dead, and oleaginous Mr. Bradley, a self-proclaimed spirit healer. Diminutive Mina Scarletti, a writer of horror stories, is sure that her widowed mother and friends are in the hands of cheats and extortionists so she enlists the help of Daniel Hamid, an Anglo-Indian doctor, her charming but disreputable brother, Richard, and RichardGÇÖs mistress, Nellie, to expose the frauds. But the scheming criminals have spread their nets wide, and dramatic s+¬ances easily convince and captivate the vulnerable, including DanielGÇÖs disabled sister Eliza. When MinaGÇÖs determined campaign backfires she only succeeds in adding to Miss EustaceGÇÖs fame. With chaos reigning in the Scarletti house, Mina and Richard must turn to desperate methods to outwit the illusionists and reveal the truth.