{"product_id":"spirits-and-smoke-9781448306336","title":"Spirits and 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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448306336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224","brand":"Mary Miley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42268623044789,"sku":"9781448306336","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1e75fcd8-610d-49cd-99e8-7261550cd8c9.jpg?v=1657033355","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/spirits-and-smoke-9781448306336","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}