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A deadly fortune  Cover Image Book Book

A deadly fortune / Stacie Murphy.

Murphy, Stacie, (author.).

Summary:

"Amelia Matthew has done the all-but-impossible, especially for an orphan in Gilded Age New York City: along with her foster brother Jonas, she has parleyed her modest psychic talent into a safe and comfortable life. But safety and comfort vanish when a head injury leaves Amelia with a dramatically-expanded gift. After she publicly channels an angry spirit, she finds herself imprisoned in the notorious insane asylum on Blackwell's Island. As Jonas searches for a way to free her, Amelia struggles to control her disturbing new abilities and survive a place where cruelty and despair threaten her sanity"--Dust jacket.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781643136301
  • ISBN: 1643136305
  • Physical Description: 298 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Pegasus Books edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Pegasus Crime, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A novel"--Jacket.
Subject: Women psychics > Fiction.
Psychics > Fiction.
Psychic ability > Fiction.
Psychiatric hospitals > Fiction.
Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Siblings > Fiction.
New York (N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
Genre: Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at York County Libraries.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Guthrie Memorial Library: Hanover's Public Library Adults MUR Fiction (Text)
Bookplate: Plated 2021: In Honor of Maxine Corbin
34007002069297 Adult Area Available -

Summary: "Amelia Matthew has done the all-but-impossible, especially for an orphan in Gilded Age New York City: along with her foster brother Jonas, she has parleyed her modest psychic talent into a safe and comfortable life. But safety and comfort vanish when a head injury leaves Amelia with a dramatically-expanded gift. After she publicly channels an angry spirit, she finds herself imprisoned in the notorious insane asylum on Blackwell's Island. As Jonas searches for a way to free her, Amelia struggles to control her disturbing new abilities and survive a place where cruelty and despair threaten her sanity"--Dust jacket.

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