City of Shadows, Victoria Thompson
City of Shadows, Victoria Thompson
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City of Shadows

Author: Victoria Thompson

Narrator: Kate Forbes

Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/07/2021


Synopsis

In this all-new Counterfeit Lady novel from USA Today bestselling author Victoria Thompson newlywed Elizabeth Miles must use her unlawful skills to expose a dangerous charlatan.

Elizabeth Miles Bates has returned from her honeymoon with Gideon and is taking great pride in having completely forsaken her disreputable past. Then her friend, Anna Vanderslice, begs her to use her talents to save her widowed mother from
an unscrupulous medium. Since the war and the flu epidemic left so many families in mourning, séances have come back into vogue as desperate families long to communicate with their loved ones.

Anna’s mother has been attending séances in hopes of connecting with her son, David, who died of influenza. Anna had thought it a heartbreaking but harmless activity but she’s just learned that Mrs. Vanderslice is paying the medium everincreasing sums of money in her eagerness to make contact. Since David’s death
has already caused Anna and her mother financial hardship, Mrs. Vanderslice’s obsession is in danger of ruining them.

Madame Ophelia is working with a group of con artists to fleece as many grieving New Yorkers as possible before moving on to another city. Several of Mrs. Vanderslice’s friends, as well as some of Gideon’s clients, have already been victims. Elizabeth knows that simply exposing the medium as a fraud will not be enough to recoup
the stolen money; the only way is to con the medium and hercohorts. But will Elizabeth’s family help her when it means betraying other con artists? Elizabeth recruits Gideon, her aunt Cybil and her partner, Zelda, to lend a hand. Can Elizabeth and her gang of amateurs fool the professionals? Or will speaking to the dead lead to deadly consequences?

About Victoria Thompson

Edgar Award-nominated author Victoria Thompson writes the Gaslight Mystery series, set in turn-of-the-century New York City and featuring midwife Sarah Brandt. She also contributed to the award-winning writing textbook Many Genres, One Craft. A popular speaker, Victoria teaches in the Seton Hill University master's program in writing popular fiction. She lives in central Pennsylvania with her husband and a very spoiled little dog.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on December 14, 2021

Newlywed Elizabeth Miles Bates is enjoying her new life in 1919 New York City, but she has to call upon her conman roots when her friend Anna Vanderslice comes to her for help. Anna’s mother has started going to a medium, spending money they don’t have in their budget to do so. Elizabeth quickly con......more

Goodreads review by A Tiny Reader | on November 18, 2023

Okay, fine the books are growing on me......more

Goodreads review by Liz on February 12, 2023

My favorite of the series so far. Everything just synced well and the characters are getting stronger and stronger with each entry. Jake's inclusion in this one was particularly great, especially his stint as a ghost.......more

Goodreads review by Kat on December 12, 2021

City of Shadows is the fifth book of Victoria Thompson's Counterfeit Lady series. I started this series with book four and had no problems following along, though I found myself wanting to learn more about these fun characters. This story stands alone, so jump on in without hesitation. Former con art......more

Goodreads review by Aditi on January 08, 2022

I love this series and this book didn't disappoint. Madam Ophelia kept invoking visions of Madam Cleo from the 90s infomercials and looked to be styled similarly with the big turban. Cybil and Zelda played a much bigger role in this book which was wonderful to see. Anna didn't have a much bigger rol......more