A deadly fortune

"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 dramatic...

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Main Author: Murphy, Stacie (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Pegasus Crime, 2021.
Edition: First Pegasus Books edition.
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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.
Item Description: "A novel"--Jacket.
Physical Description: 298 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN: 9781643136301
1643136305
Author Notes: Stacie Murphy , author of the acclaimed A Deadly Fortune, grew up near Nashville, Tennessee. She began writing historical novels as a way to force herself to stay off Twitter in the evenings. She lives in Northern Virginia with her family.