Deceptions Daughter Martha Beale Mysteries

Praise for Cordelia Frances Biddle and the Martha Beale Mysteries“A first-rate mystery.”---Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of I Shall Not Want, on The Conjurer“A feast for those fans who enjoy engaging characters and may attract readers who loved Caleb Carr’s attention to detail in The Alienist and Jacqueline Winspear’s appealing sleuth, Maisie Dobbs.”---Library Journal on The Conjurer“A good read . . . skillfully evokes the elegant society salons and grubby streets of 1842 Philadelphia.”---Philadelphia Magazine on Deception's Daughter“Biddle has done more than devise an engaging story populated by memorable characters. She has managed to restore to us an earlier Philadelphia, [which is] intact and alive.”---Jon Clinch, author of Finn on Deception’s Daughter“An intricately orchestrated narrative . . . Biddle wonderfully evokes the color and culture of the time.”---Publishers Weekly on The Conjurer“Fresh and believable. Biddle knows her manner and her city, and shows both to great advantage.”---Cleveland Plain Dealer on The Conjurer“Corruption, clairvoyance, and family connections abound as you are transported back in time to the richly detailed world of Martha Beale. A smart and sumptuous series awaits.”---Mary Alice Gorman, co-owner of Mystery Lovers Bookshop (Oakmont, Pennsylvania), on The Conjurer"Offers fully human characters and a credible plot. Exceptional attention to period detail helps transport the reader to a past very unlike our own and yet so similar."---Publishers Weekly on Deception's Daughter