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A scandal in Battersea

by Mercedes Lackey

In an alternate 20th-century England, a psychic, a medium, and a pair of elemental masters investigate the mysterious disappearances of women across London. Working with a famous detective, they use magic and logic to stop an ancient dark power on Christmas Eve.

Accession 34321 ISBN 9780756408732 Publisher DAW Books
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