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008			190209s2007 nyu 000 1 eng
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050	0	0	_aPS3552.I333 _bC66 2007
082	0	0	_aMYS BID
100	1		_aBiddle, Cordelia Frances.
245	1	4	_aThe conjurer _c/ Cordelia Frances Biddle
250			_a1st ed
260			_aNew York _b: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Minotaur _c, 2007.
300			_a306 p. _c; 22 cm.
520			_aSet in Philadelphia in 1842, The Conjurer begins with the disappearance of wealthy Philadelphia financier, Lemuel Beale. His daughter and only heir, Martha, instigates a search for her father, and in so doing, meets Thomas Kelman, an assistant to the mayor whos been assigned to the case. Kelman has also been investigating the ritual slaying of several young girl prostitutes, taking him from the slums to society ballrooms. Suspicion falls on Eusapio Paladino, the renowned conjurer and clairvoyant, a performer lauded for his gift of second sight. But just as Martha and Kelman appear to be solving the crime, a very devious killer comes between them.
651		0	_aPhiladelphia(Pa) _x--Fiction.
655		7	_aMystery fiction
942			_cMO
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