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A Deadly Scandal
The Society of Free Spirits (Related to this series)
- Author
- Felicity Epps
- Narrator
- Fran Burgoyne
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's Group
- Publish Date
- 27 August 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Mysticism, magic and alternative spiritual practices, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and life changes, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
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What to expect
Ada Hawthorne would much rather be hunting for ghosts than for a husband. So when the Society of Free Spirits is invited to host a séance investigating the Spirit Hand - an occult device haunting the esteemed Lady Mallory with threatening messages - Ada can't wait to show off her spiritualist talents to London's elite.
But when the broodingly handsome Lord Julian is fatally stabbed with a hatpin during the séance, Ada ends up with more on her plate than a fancy dinner!
The society's reputation is hanging on by a thread, and Ada must find a way to right it while keeping her family's name out of the gossip columns. But when visions of Lord Julian's ghost appear and demand his murder be solved, Ada and her friends have no choice but to engage in some less-than-ladylike behaviour to uncover the mystery. They'll soon learn that in high society, everyone's watching - including the ghosts.
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An atmospheric mystery for teens, the story mixes Victorian high society, spiritualism, ghostly visions and a group of determined young women
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Details
- Author
- Felicity Epps
- Narrator
- Fran Burgoyne
- Duration
- 9 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 August 2026
- ISBN
- 9781444980073
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Children's Group
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Mysticism, magic and alternative spiritual practices, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and life changes, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Self-awareness and self-esteem
Synopsis
An occult device leaving threatening messages. A dinner party ending with a fatal main course. Was it a tragic accident, or is something foul at play? The Society of Free Spirits invites you to investigate, in this YA crime series with a supernatural twist.Ada Hawthorne would much rather be hunting for ghosts than for a husband. So when the Society of Free Spirits is invited to host a séance investigating the Spirit Hand - an occult device haunting the esteemed Lady Mallory with threatening messages - Ada can't wait to show off her spiritualist talents to London's elite. But when the broodingly handsome Lord Julian is fatally stabbed with a hatpin during the séance, Ada ends up with more on her plate than a fancy dinner!The society's reputation is hanging on by a thread, and Ada must find a way to right it while keeping her family's name out of the gossip columns. But when visions of Lord Julian's ghost appear and demand his murder be solved, Ada and her friends have no choice but to engage in some less-than-ladylike behaviour to uncover the mystery. They'll soon learn that in high society, everyone's watching - including the ghosts.
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