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Deception's Daughter
(2008)(The second book in the Martha Beale Mystery series)
A novel by Cordelia Frances Biddle
Critics raved about The Conjurer, the first in Cordelia Frances Biddle's superb historical mystery series. Now Philadelphian heiress Martha Beale is back in a second thrilling installment laced with fast-paced intrigue and exquisite period detail.
When the daughter of one of Philadelphia's finest families disappears, Martha Beale becomes the unwilling liaison between the girl's aloof and aristocratic parents and Thomas Kelman, Martha's secret beau, who is overseeing the investigation.
What appears to be a kidnapping, however, takes a darker turn, and complex clues implicate rich and poor alike. It is up to Martha and Kelman to unravel the diabolical plot--and the painful disparity of their social classes--as they struggle to unmask the killer.
As in The Conjurer, Cordelia Frances Biddle's elegant and evocative prose brings to vibrant life mid-nineteenth-century Philadelphia. Deception's Daughter is a stunning sequel from a multitalented crime writer.
Genre: Mystery
When the daughter of one of Philadelphia's finest families disappears, Martha Beale becomes the unwilling liaison between the girl's aloof and aristocratic parents and Thomas Kelman, Martha's secret beau, who is overseeing the investigation.
What appears to be a kidnapping, however, takes a darker turn, and complex clues implicate rich and poor alike. It is up to Martha and Kelman to unravel the diabolical plot--and the painful disparity of their social classes--as they struggle to unmask the killer.
As in The Conjurer, Cordelia Frances Biddle's elegant and evocative prose brings to vibrant life mid-nineteenth-century Philadelphia. Deception's Daughter is a stunning sequel from a multitalented crime writer.
Genre: Mystery
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Hardback Editions
August 2008 : Hardback

Title: Deception's Daughter (Martha Beale Mysteries)
Author(s): Cordelia Frances Biddle
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Availability: Amazon
August 2008 : USA Hardback
Paperback Editions
July 2009 : USA Paperback
Title: Deception's Daughter
Author(s): Cordelia Frances Biddle
ISBN: 0-312-56516-X / 978-0-312-56516-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Availability: Amazon CA
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May 2020 : Audio CD
August 2016 : USA MP3 CD
September 2014 : USA Audio edition

Title: Deception's Daughter
Author(s): Cordelia Frances Biddle
Publisher: Audible Studios
Availability: Amazon
September 2014 : Canada Audio edition

Title: Deception's Daughter
Author(s): Cordelia Frances Biddle
Publisher: Audible Studios
Availability: Amazon CA
Kindle Editions
June 2014 : USA, Canada Kindle edition