Blackbird Book Club

This month we’re reading the London Seance Society by Sarah Penner.

1873. At an abandoned château on the outskirts of Paris, a dark séance is about to take place, led by a claimed spiritualist, Vaudeline D’Allaire. Known worldwide for her talent in conjuring the spirits of murder victims to ascertain the identities of the people who killed them, she is highly sought after by widows and investigators alike.

Lena Wickes has come to Paris to find answers about her sister’s death, but to do so, she must overcome her own logic driven biased against the occult. When Vaudeline is beckoned to England to solve a high profile murder, Lenna accompanies her as an understudy. With shared determination, the women find companionship that perhaps borders on something more. And as they team up with the powerful men of London’s exclusive séance Society to solve the mystery, they begin to suspect tha…