Mr Scarletti's Ghost by Linda Stratmann, New on the Mystery Bookshelf during December 2015

New on the Mystery Bookshelf during December 2015 …

Mr Scarletti's Ghost by Linda Stratmann, A Mina Scarletti Mystery (1st in series)

Publisher: The History Press

  

In 19th century Brighton, England spirit mediums are all the fashion — especially 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 Richard's mistress, Nellie, to expose the frauds.

But the scheming criminals have spread their nets wide, and dramatic séances easily convince and captivate the vulnerable, including Daniel's disabled sister Eliza. When Mina's determined campaign backfires she only succeeds in adding to Miss Eustace's fame. With chaos reigning in the Scarletti house, Mina and Richard must turn to desperate methods to outwit the illusionists and reveal the truth.

— Mr Scarletti's Ghost by Linda Stratmann

To see more new paperback titles scheduled to be published this month, visit The Mystery Bookshelf for December 2015. For new hardcover mysteries, visit New Mysteries where for a list of December 2015 mysteries, novels of suspense, and thrillers is provided.