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Narrated by Kreizler's former ward Stevie Taggert, the novel follows the same investigators from The Alienist through a case as much about the law's blind spots as the crime itself.",{"id":669,"slug":670,"title":671,"description":672,"primary_cover_url":673,"cover_blurhash":674,"first_publish_year":675,"community_rating_avg":14,"community_rating_count":15,"page_count":676,"authors":677,"genres":682,"series":696,"enrichment":697},"01kx2ff40v2cv3980m3pt9xqts","the-haunting-of-maddy-clare-xvvp","The haunting of Maddy Clare","\"In 1920s England, a young woman of limited means and even less experience confronts the ghost of a mysterious serving maid.... Sarah Piper's lonely threadbare existence changes when her temporary agency sends her to assist a ghost hunter. Alistair Gellis--rich, handsome, scarred by World War I, and obsessed by ghosts--has been summoned to investigate the spirit of the nineteen-year-old maid Maddy Clare, who is said to haunt the barn where she committed suicide. Maddy hated men in life, and she will not speak to them in death. But Sarah is unprepared to go alone into a haunted barn looking for the truth. She's even less prepared for the arrival of Alistair's associate, rough, unsettling Matthew Ryder, also a veteran of the trenches, whose scars go deeper than Sarah can reach. Soon, Sarah is caught up in a desperate struggle. For Maddy's ghost is no hoax--she's real, she's angry, and she has powers that defy all reason. Can Sarah and Matthew discover who Maddy was, where she came from, and what is driving her desire for vengeance...before she destroys them all?\"--","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx2ff41z0r7j9w41re40v7xr.jpg?v=9474da65d5","L8FqRF@J?Wko01~m-oni%LKK4;$%",2012,431,[678],{"id":679,"slug":680,"name":681},"01ktt0qrs0nbfggypmdev1nbeq","simone-st-james-74u8","Simone St. James",[683,684,688,692],{"id":44,"name":45,"slug":46,"is_fiction":21},{"id":685,"name":686,"slug":687,"is_fiction":21},35,"Paranormal Romance","paranormal-romance",{"id":689,"name":690,"slug":691,"is_fiction":21},55,"World War I","world-war-i",{"id":693,"name":694,"slug":695,"is_fiction":21},141,"Paranormal","paranormal",[],{"pace":79,"complexity":7,"audience":81,"mood":698,"themes":699,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[85,83],[],{"id":701,"slug":702,"title":703,"description":704,"primary_cover_url":705,"cover_blurhash":706,"first_publish_year":707,"community_rating_avg":7,"community_rating_count":18,"page_count":708,"authors":709,"genres":714,"series":718,"enrichment":719},"01kx2s1hzjkmx1y21e7rrn8a34","the-hangmans-daughter-hvrl","The hangman's daughter","In a Bavarian town ruled by superstition and strict law, Magdalena Kuisl is the daughter of the hangman — a position that carries both respect and revulsion. When her father's mysterious death sets off a chain of events, she must navigate a web of conspiracy, old grudges, and dark secrets to uncover what really happened. Set in 1659 with a prologue reaching back decades, this atmospheric historical mystery blends the grim reality of early modern execution law with a plot that keeps tightening toward its shocking conclusion.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx2s1j0vxm576mq6nw4xr7m9.jpg?v=648b332846","LXHoB:Sg~qay9FX8s:j[^+j[Rjof",2008,450,[710],{"id":711,"slug":712,"name":713},"01kx2s1j0chrnw59hwkmd1sq4g","oliver-potzsch-17cu","Oliver Pötzsch",[715,716,717],{"id":44,"name":45,"slug":46,"is_fiction":21},{"id":36,"name":37,"slug":38,"is_fiction":21},{"id":541,"name":542,"slug":543,"is_fiction":20},[],{"pace":170,"complexity":7,"audience":81,"mood":720,"themes":721,"setting_period":7,"summary":704,"content_warnings":7},[206,83,85],[275,466],{"id":723,"slug":724,"title":725,"description":726,"primary_cover_url":727,"cover_blurhash":728,"first_publish_year":729,"community_rating_avg":106,"community_rating_count":647,"page_count":17,"authors":730,"genres":735,"series":741,"enrichment":745},"01knz2x8554v2yffgzqv55kn42","mistress-of-the-art-of-death-mszq","Mistress of the Art of Death","In 1171, the town of Cambridge is gripped by terror. Children have been murdered and horribly mutilated, and the townspeople have laid the blame on the Jews, who now shelter in the castle under the king's protection while resentment festers. Because a dead Jew pays no taxes, King Henry II has a stake in clearing them, and he sends to the medical school of Salerno for an expert in the new science of reading corpses.\n\nThe expert who arrives is not what anyone expects: Adelia Aguilar, a rare woman trained as a doctor to the dead, traveling with a Saracen bodyguard and a Jewish investigator. Forced to hide her true role in a country that would call her a witch, Adelia must use forensic skill, nerve, and a sharp tongue to trace a monstrous killer before more children die, or before suspicion turns on her.\n\nAriana Franklin's series opener fuses a modern-feeling forensic mystery with richly researched twelfth-century England, launching one of historical crime's most memorable heroines.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01ktf2a7ts6a3z36xf629p65ns.jpg?v=579c4c4185","LB9t4Coz4:V@~VW=9ae-%MWBM|jZ",2007,[731],{"id":732,"slug":733,"name":734},"01knz2x86zgs3rv4m98qhpxp82","ariana-franklin-c524","Ariana Franklin",[736,737,738,739,740],{"id":231,"name":232,"slug":233,"is_fiction":21},{"id":153,"name":154,"slug":155,"is_fiction":21},{"id":449,"name":450,"slug":451,"is_fiction":21},{"id":44,"name":45,"slug":46,"is_fiction":21},{"id":32,"name":33,"slug":34,"is_fiction":21},[742],{"id":743,"slug":744,"name":725,"position":129,"is_main_entry":21,"parent_id":7,"parent_slug":7,"parent_name":7},"01knz316rs95zs6ntm23bqfbna","mistress-of-the-art-of-death-so9o",{"pace":79,"complexity":7,"audience":81,"mood":746,"themes":747,"setting_period":7,"summary":748,"content_warnings":7},[206,85,84,83],[],"In 1171 Cambridge, children are being murdered and the Jews are blamed. King Henry II summons Adelia Aguilar, a woman trained in Salerno to read the dead, to find the real killer. Forced to hide her expertise in a land that would name her a witch, she races to stop a monster. 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What begins as an insurance inquiry becomes something stranger as Karen finds herself drawn into Konya's centuries-old Sufi undercurrents.\n\nAs she works through her own unresolved personal and professional troubles, Karen is pulled by a mysterious dervish figure — modeled on Shams-i Tabrizi — into a narrative that moves between the present day and the thirteenth century, toward the unsolved murder of Shams and the extraordinary bond between Shams and the poet Jalal ad-Din Rumi that his death interrupted.\n\nAhmet Ümit, better known for police procedurals set in Istanbul, uses the historical mystery of Shams's disappearance to explore the relationship between faith and love, treating Rumi and Shams's story as a lens on Karen's own present-day search for meaning.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx9eh7tqj47xr660h10nkcsy.jpg?v=085589ce25","L@O2~zV@S#bF_NX8jFofM|kCW;WC",408,[797],{"id":798,"slug":799,"name":800},"01kx9eh7th8t24zv5r3yvrdmxx","ahmet-umit-y7wp","Ahmet Ümit",[802,803,804,805],{"id":36,"name":37,"slug":38,"is_fiction":21},{"id":32,"name":33,"slug":34,"is_fiction":21},{"id":44,"name":45,"slug":46,"is_fiction":21},{"id":74,"name":121,"slug":122,"is_fiction":21},[],{"pace":79,"complexity":7,"audience":81,"mood":808,"themes":810,"setting_period":7,"summary":811,"content_warnings":7},[85,84,809,380],"philosophical",[135],"A fire at a hotel in Konya draws in Karen Kimya, a British-Turkish insurance investigator sent to rule out arson — and pulls her into a mystery that reaches back to the murder of the 13th-century mystic Shams of Tabriz and his bond with the poet Rumi.",{"id":813,"slug":814,"title":815,"description":816,"primary_cover_url":817,"cover_blurhash":818,"first_publish_year":819,"community_rating_avg":14,"community_rating_count":15,"page_count":820,"authors":821,"genres":823,"series":830,"enrichment":832},"01kx7des9rme8erhnn7stbpwzt","a-christmas-journey-gt7o","A Christmas Journey","Readers of Anne Perry's bestselling suspense novels revel in a world that is all their own, sharing the privileged existence of Britain's wealthy and powerful elite in West End mansions and great country houses. It is also a world in which danger bides in unsuspected places and the line between good and evil can be razor thin. This new novel features Lady Vespasia Cumming-Gould-one of the most memorable characters from the Thomas Pitt series-who appears here as a lively young woman, the ultimate aristocrat who can trace her blood to half the royal houses of Europe. It's Christmas and the Berkshire countryside lies wrapped in winter chill. But the well-born guests who have gathered at Applecross for a delicious weekend of innocent intrigue and passionate romance are warmed by roaring fires and candlelight, holly and mistletoe, good wine and gorgeously wrapped gifts. It's scarcely the setting for misfortune, and no one-not even that clever young aristocrat and budding sleuth Vespasia Cumming-Gould-anticipates the tragedy that is to darken this light-hearted holiday house party. But soon one young woman lies dead, a suicide, and another is ostracized, held partly responsible for the shocking turn of events. To expiate her guilt, Gwendolen Kilmuir sets out for the Scottish Highlands, hoping to explain to the dead girl's mother the circumstances surrounding the sorrowful act-and to bring her back to England for the funeral. Gwendolen's sole companion on this nightmarish journey is Vespasia. As Vespasia learns more about the victim and the ugly forces that shaped her desperate deed, she understands the heartbreaking truth of the tragedy.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx7desa0h7qf69hsdzzxs044.jpg?v=9911b1785c","LASY?Zae_N~W^kt7NZRj%2xtM{IU",2003,186,[822],{"id":25,"slug":26,"name":27},[824,828,829],{"id":825,"name":826,"slug":827,"is_fiction":21},208,"Cozy Mystery","cozy-mystery",{"id":44,"name":45,"slug":46,"is_fiction":21},{"id":32,"name":33,"slug":34,"is_fiction":21},[831],{"id":62,"slug":63,"name":64,"position":129,"is_main_entry":21,"parent_id":7,"parent_slug":7,"parent_name":7},{"pace":79,"complexity":7,"audience":81,"mood":833,"themes":834,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[85,84],[],{"id":836,"slug":837,"title":838,"description":839,"primary_cover_url":840,"cover_blurhash":841,"first_publish_year":675,"community_rating_avg":842,"community_rating_count":15,"page_count":843,"authors":844,"genres":849,"series":851,"enrichment":852},"01kx2fd1gfxkh50qwm3s2yn15r","the-anatomists-apprentice-ha4h","The Anatomist's Apprentice","In the first in a stunning new mystery series set in eighteenth-century England, Tessa Harris introduces Dr. Thomas Silkstone, anatomist and pioneering forensic detective. . . The death of Sir Edward Crick has unleashed a torrent of gossip through the seedy taverns and elegant ballrooms of Oxfordshire. Few mourn the dissolute young man--except his sister, the beautiful Lady Lydia Farrell. When her husband comes under suspicion of murder, she seeks expert help from Dr. Thomas Silkstone, a young anatomist from Philadelphia. Thomas arrived in England to study under its foremost surgeon, where his unconventional methods only add to his outsider status. Against his better judgment he agrees to examine Sir Edward's corpse. But it is not only the dead, but also the living, to whom he must apply the keen blade of his intellect. And the deeper the doctor's investigations go, the greater the risk that he will be consigned to the ranks of the corpses he studies. . . Advance praise for Tessa Harris and The Anatomist's Apprentice '\"Tessa Harris has delivered a deftly plotted debut. Just when you think the puzzle is solved, she reveals yet another surprising twist which leaves you marveling at her ingenuity.\" --Carol Carr, author of India Black \"CSI meets The Age of Reason with a well-drawn, intriguing cast of characters, headed by the brilliant Dr. Thomas Silkstone. Full of twists and turns, Tessa Harris's debut mystery can confound the most adept reader. Vivid details pulled me right into the world of early forensic sleuthing. A page turner!\" --Karen Harper \"Tessa Harris takes us on a fascinating journey into the shadowy world of anatomist Thomas Silkstone, a place where death holds no mystery and all things are revealed.\" –Victoria Thompson, author of Murder on Sisters' Row \"From dissection table to drawing room, this visit to late eighteenth-century England is chock full of intriguing twists and turns. Along with the visiting surgeon from the colonies, Dr. Thomas Silkstone, readers will find themselves challenged by the who, the how, and the why of murder at an idyllic Oxfordshire manor house.\" --Kate Emerson","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx2fd1gzq88wk15vv58bxehn.jpg?v=b0b8ef3d18","L59R8=ct0Tw].jbvDkRP0B%2?YI[","3.00",321,[845],{"id":846,"slug":847,"name":848},"01kx2fd1gv5yggfvzd4qrz2rv1","tessa-harris-edv4","Tessa Harris",[850],{"id":44,"name":45,"slug":46,"is_fiction":21},[],{"pace":79,"complexity":7,"audience":81,"mood":853,"themes":854,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[85,132],[],{"id":856,"slug":857,"title":858,"description":859,"primary_cover_url":860,"cover_blurhash":861,"first_publish_year":862,"community_rating_avg":203,"community_rating_count":15,"page_count":863,"authors":864,"genres":869,"series":872,"enrichment":873},"01kx2gw7yvmx2nh237d8sbzjds","the-physick-book-of-deliverance-dane-ks0n","The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane","***A spellbinding, beautifully* written novel that moves between contemporary times and one of the most fascinating and disturbing periods in American history--the Salem witch trials.** Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin needs to spend her summer doing research for her doctoral dissertation. But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connie's grandmother's abandoned home near Salem, she can't refuse. As she is drawn deeper into the mysteries of the family house, Connie discovers an ancient key within a seventeenth-century Bible. The key contains a yellowing fragment of parchment with a name written upon it: Deliverance Dane. This discovery launches Connie on a quest--to find out who this woman was and to unearth a rare artifact of singular power: a physick book, its pages a secret repository for lost knowledge. As the pieces of Deliverance's harrowing story begin to fall into place, Connie is haunted by visions of the long-ago witch trials, and she begins to fear that she is more tied to Salem's dark past then she could have ever imagined. Written with astonishing conviction and grace, *The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane* travels seamlessly between the witch trials of the 1690s and a modern woman's story of mystery, intrigue, and revelation. This description comes from the 2009 Voice hardcover edition.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx2gw7z6fywbrw1fmf5ks5tx.jpg?v=e9e9f8ce52","LZGldwNeD*tj~mt6D+bED,t6RlIV",2009,384,[865],{"id":866,"slug":867,"name":868},"01kpan2kteaajjbywaqt2m4zp8","katherine-howe-zsqi","Katherine Howe",[870,871],{"id":44,"name":45,"slug":46,"is_fiction":21},{"id":541,"name":542,"slug":543,"is_fiction":20},[],{"pace":79,"complexity":7,"audience":81,"mood":874,"themes":875,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[85,206],[],{"id":877,"slug":878,"title":879,"description":880,"primary_cover_url":881,"cover_blurhash":882,"first_publish_year":862,"community_rating_avg":203,"community_rating_count":15,"page_count":883,"authors":884,"genres":889,"series":893,"enrichment":894},"01kx23p40x902ff02kygvvhmmv","portrait-of-a-lady-povu","Portrait of a Lady","The legendary Renaissance man and amateur sleuth is back in this exciting follow-up to The Queen's Gambit. As court engineer to the Duke of Milan, Leonardo da Vinci turns his superior mind to a variety of pursuits-from painting to solving the occasional murder. After the deaths of two female servants, Leonardo asks his apprentice, Dino, to go undercover disguised as a woman in the service of the Duke's ward, Contessa Caterina. This should be easy enough, given that \"Dino\" is in reality Delfina, a young woman masquerading as a boy to serve as Leonardo's apprentice. Delfina is soon torn between her loyalty to Leonardo and her growing feelings for Gregorio, the handsome captain of the Duke's guard. But if what the Contessa's tarot cards foretold is correct, Delfina might be destined to lose her heart...and perhaps her life.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kx23p418xxk1bydn9p3nvew1.jpg?v=47e674603b","LEHdEH*zw[K0.9R6}qV@0:E%-SIW",336,[885],{"id":886,"slug":887,"name":888},"01kmfj3a9b18p1c086j12te79k","diane-a-s-stuckart-yu24","Diane A. S. Stuckart",[890,891,892],{"id":44,"name":45,"slug":46,"is_fiction":21},{"id":549,"name":550,"slug":551,"is_fiction":20},{"id":32,"name":33,"slug":34,"is_fiction":21},[],{"pace":79,"complexity":7,"audience":81,"mood":895,"themes":896,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[85,84],[135,134,325],[]]