The Conjurer

The disappearance of her father, a wealthy financier in 1842 Philadelphia, draws Martha Beale into an alliance with Thomas Kelman, an assistant to the mayor, as they investigate the case, one that could be tied to Kelman's probe into a series of ritual slayings of young prostitutes and to renowned conjurer and psychic Eusapio Paladino, the prime suspect in the crimes. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.