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The Mystic's Accomplice
The Mystic's Accomplice | Mary Miley Theobald
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The first historical mystery in award-winning author Mary Miley's 1920s Chicago-set series introduces reluctant sleuth Maddie Pastore and takes readers into a dark and dangerous world of mobsters, speakeasies and seances. It's 1924, and Maddie Pastore has it made. A nice house, a loving husband with a steady job - even if it is connected to Chicago's violent Torrio-Capone gang - and a baby on the way. But then Tommy is shot dead, and she learns her husband had a secret that turns her life upside down. Penniless and grieving, Maddie is only sure of two things: that she will survive for the sake of her baby, and that she'll never turn to the mob for help. So when she's invited to assist a well-meaning but fraudulent medium, she seizes the chance. She's not proud of her work investigating Madam Carlotta's clients, but she's proud of how well she does it. When Maddie unearths potential evidence of a dark crime, however, she faces a terrible dilemma: keep quiet and let a murderer go unpunished, or follow the trail and put herself and her baby in mortal danger . . . With its Prohibition-era setting, lively characters and enthralling historical detail, The Mystic's Accomplice is an ideal pick for readers who enjoy 1920s-set mysteries.
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MaleficentBookDragon
The Mystic's Accomplice | Mary Miley Theobald
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#bookmail
And some whisks.

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JazzFeathers
The Mystic's Accomplice | Mary Miley Theobald
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The second novel in the Maddie Pastore series is quite enjoyable. But slow, at the moment, but enjoyable.

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JazzFeathers
The Mystic's Accomplice | Mary Miley Theobald
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It's actually in between a pick and a so-so.
I've read Miley before. She has a nice style, easy to read. Her mysteries are down to earth and plausible, which l like.

But the setup at the beginning is soooo long and l'm not sure it adds anything to the story. In the middle, a lot of things happen, some clearly left opened for a sequel. The end is quick and kind of abrupt.
Good characters. Nice but didascalic historical setting. Quick, fun read.

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JazzFeathers
The Mystic's Accomplice | Mary Miley Theobald
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Miley's style is easy to read. Learning about spiritualism in the 1920s is fun, and getting into the time with all its characteristic is interesting.
But at 33% in, l'm quite ready for the story to start 🙄

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JazzFeathers
The Mystic's Accomplice | Mary Miley Theobald
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It certainly feels like Miley is taking a lot of time to get this story going. But she's s good writer, and l'm still with her.

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