Paris, 1888. The City of Light has a shadow. Dr. Alistair Finch is a man of science. A physician turned professional debunker, he travels Europe exposing fraudulent mediums and mechanical ghosts. He believes in what he can touch, measure, and explain. When the Paris police summon him to investigate the suspicious death of a celebrated silhouette artist during a society séance, Alistair expects another simple case of parlor trickery gone wrong. He does not expect Étienne Duval. A humble candle-maker with the soul of an artist, Étienne is grieving a man he could never publicly mourn. He knows his lover's death was no accident-and certainly no heart attack. He felt the coldness in the room that night, the malice that lingered long after the candles were extinguished. Alistair's cold logic infuriates him, but Étienne needs the Englishman's access to the wealthy circles where the killer hides. Forced into a reluctant partnership, the skeptic and the believer descend into the Parisian underworld. From the velvet-draped parlors of the aristocracy to the smoky absinthe dens of Montmartre and the bone-filled silence of the catacombs, they hunt a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of power. But as they decode cryptic spirit photographs and stolen ledgers, the friction between them sparks into a forbidden attraction. Alistair finds his rigid worldview crumbling against Étienne's unwavering faith, while Étienne finds a protector in the man who claims not to care. Together, they uncover a plot far darker than simple murder. A cult is preparing for a celestial alignment that promises power at the cost of blood. With the clock ticking toward a ritual that requires nine sacrifices, Alistair must make an impossible choice: cling to his rationality, or embrace the impossible to save the man he loves. Séance in Silhouette: A Shadow of Doubt is an atmospheric historical mystery blending gothic romance with high-stakes investigation. Featuring a prickly skeptic vs. emotional believer dynamic, secret societies, high-speed carriage chases, a heist during a masquerade ball, and a love that defies the boundaries of death.
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Paris, 1888. A private séance turns fatal when silhouette artist Marcel Fournier collapses at the table, seemingly attacked by the very shadow he feared. To Dr. Alistair Finch, a rational British physician known for debunking spiritualist frauds, the explanation is obvious: fear, manipulation, and a failing heart.Étienne Duval refuses to accept that answer.Marcel was more than a friend, though the world could never know how much more. Étienne knows Marcel had been hunted by something in the weeks before his death, something that moved in darkness and left terror where certainty should have been. When Alistair dismisses him as grief-stricken and irrational, Étienne does the one thing he can still do for the man he loved: he demands the truth.Their investigation pulls them through the velvet-draped rooms of Parisian spiritualists, candlelit theatres, hidden records, dangerous patrons, and occult rituals designed to turn fear into obedience. Alistair brings logic. Étienne brings belief. Neither is prepared for how badly they will need the other.As the trail grows darker, doubt becomes its own form of evidence, and attraction becomes a risk neither man can afford. Because in a city built on secrets, the dead are not the only ones with something to hide.Séance in Silhouette is a gothic historical MM mystery of ghosts, grief, forbidden love, and the terrifying possibility that not every haunting is a fraud. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798233196539
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Paris, 1888. A private seance turns fatal when silhouette artist Marcel Fournier collapses at the table, seemingly attacked by the very shadow he feared. To Dr. Alistair Finch, a rational British physician known for debunking spiritualist frauds, the explanation is obvious: fear, manipulation, and a failing heart.Etienne Duval refuses to accept that answer.Marcel was more than a friend, though the world could never know how much more. Etienne knows Marcel had been hunted by something in the weeks before his death, something that moved in darkness and left terror where certainty should have been. When Alistair dismisses him as grief-stricken and irrational, Etienne does the one thing he can still do for the man he loved: he demands the truth.Their investigation pulls them through the velvet-draped rooms of Parisian spiritualists, candlelit theatres, hidden records, dangerous patrons, and occult rituals designed to turn fear into obedience. Alistair brings logic. Etienne brings belief. Neither is prepared for how badly they will need the other.As the trail grows darker, doubt becomes its own form of evidence, and attraction becomes a risk neither man can afford. Because in a city built on secrets, the dead are not the only ones with something to hide.Seance in Silhouette is a gothic historical MM mystery of ghosts, grief, forbidden love, and the terrifying possibility that not every haunting is a fraud. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798233196539
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