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The Society of Free Spirits: A Deadly Scandal
YA murder mystery with a ghostly, supernatural twist
Series: The Society of Free Spirits
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Sisterhood, seances and solving murder, perfect for fans of Bridgerton and Laura Wood! An occult device leaving threatening messages. A dinner party featuring a fatal main course. Was it a tragic accident, or is something foul at play? The Society of Free Spirits: A Deadly Scandal...
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In high society, everyone's watching - including the ghosts. The Society of Free Spirits invites you to investigate, in this YA crime series with a supernatural twist.
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Sisterhood, seances and solving murder, perfect for fans of Bridgerton and Laura Wood!
An occult device leaving threatening messages. A dinner party featuring a fatal main course. Was it a tragic accident, or is something foul at play? The Society of Free Spirits: A Deadly Scandal 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 seance investigating the Spirit Hand—an occult device haunting its owner with threatening messages—Ada can't wait to show off her spiritualist talents to London's elite.
But then a guest is fatally stabbed with a hatpin during the seance, and Ada ends up with more on her plate than a fancy dinner!
The society's reputation is hanging on by a thread, and Ada can't afford her family name being dragged through another scandalous gossip column. But when visions of the ghost appear and demand that the 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.
Series: The Society of Free Spirits
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Sisterhood, seances and solving murder, perfect for fans of Bridgerton and Laura Wood! An occult device leaving threatening messages. A dinner party featuring a fatal main course. Was it a tragic accident, or is something foul at play? The Society of Free Spirits: A Deadly Scandal invites you to investigate, in this YA crime series with a supernatural twist. Ada...Paperback$2499Unit price /UnavailableOut 25 Aug 2026Pre-order
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ISBN: 9781444980080
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 August 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Tempest
Audience: Teenage
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Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Felicity Epps studied a degree in English Literature before completing a Masters in Eighteenth-Century Studies, where her research focused on female murderers in true crime writing! Felicity finds inspiration in history; researching strange and spooky subjects. She enjoys exploring cemeteries, collecting old books and hunting for ghostly Victorian photographs in antique shops. Felicity currently lives in Broadstairs, Kent, UK, with her partner, Josh, and their baby daughter, Madeline. When she isn't writing, Felicity loves going to the beach, knitting colourful jumpers and drinking far too many cups of hot chocolate.
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