Whispers Beyond the Veil (A Change of Fortune Mystery)
Set in late-19th-century Maine, this historical mystery follows Ruby, a psychic who hides in a resort hotel while carrying a troubled past. The quiet setting slowly fills with secrets, suspicion, and the pressure of being discovered.
Work Information
A hidden past begins to shake inside a supposedly safe hotel.
With nowhere else to go, Ruby hides in a seaside hotel that draws spiritualists and ghost hunters. As her past begins to catch up with her, the atmosphere of the novel blends the supernatural with mounting interpersonal tension.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Berkley
- Published
- 2016-09-06
- Pages
- 352 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.13 x 2.29 x 20.32 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780425281604
- ISBN-10
- 0425281604
- Price
- 2773 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Mystery & Thrillers/Mystery/Women Sleuths
First in a dazzling new historical mystery series featuring Ruby Proulx, a psychic with a questionable past who suddenly finds her future most uncertain... Canada, 1898. The only life Ruby Proulx has ever known is that of a nomad, traveling across the country with her snake-oil salesman father. She dreams of taking root somewhere, someday, but, until she can, she makes her way by reading tarot cards. Yet she never imagined her own life would take such a turn… After one of her father’s medical “miracles” goes deadly wrong, Ruby evades authorities by hiding in the seaside resort town of Old Orchard, Maine, where her estranged aunt, Honoria, owns the Hotel Belden, a unique residence that caters to Spiritualists—a place where Ruby should be safe as long as she can keep her dark secret hidden. But Ruby’s plan begins to crumble after a psychic investigator checks into the hotel and senses Ruby is hiding more than she’s letting on. Now Ruby must do what she can to escape both his attention and Aunt Honoria’s insistence that she has a true gift, before she loses her precious new home and family forever…
Jessica Estevao is the author of the Change of Fortune Mysteries and, writing as Jessie Crockett, the Sugar Grove Mysteries.
Reviews
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Well done
A well written piece of history. Engaging characters, both the likable ones and the not likable ones. As is so often the case, the location is a major character and plays its part well. There is the ongoing question of which people actually have a physic talent and how many a fakes. I enjoyed watching the main character evolve as the story progressed. Delightful. I look forward to more.
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Whispers Beyond the Veil
The book caught my attention in a Facebook post. Having read four other books by Jessica, I knew I was in for a treat, and I was not in the least bit disappointed. I am familiar with the area and have personal experience with the occupations of the characters. I feel I was transported back to that era by the wonderful wording of each page. Needless to say I anxiously await Jessica's next book.
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Fun read that keeps your attention
Fun read that keeps your attention. It is light yet interesting. The mystery is well presented and keeps you guessing right up to the conclusion! I look forward to reading more books by this author and definitely recommend Whispers Beyond the Veil to others.
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Truly wonderful
I've loved Ms Estevano`s writing for many years. And her connection with Maine is truly magical. This captivating book pulled me in and kept me there from the first page to the last. I can only hope that she has a long and productive career. Meanwhile, read this book. I bet you will enjoy it.
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One of the best!
One of the best cozy mysteries I have ever read. It doesn't break any of the "rules" of a cozy, but it isn't a fill- in-the-blanks standard cozy. It is far more literate than most.
Related Literary Awards
- Agatha Awards Edition 29 (2016) ・Winner