{"id":118,"date":"2024-10-16T23:33:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T23:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/?page_id=118"},"modified":"2024-10-28T21:43:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T21:43:06","slug":"past-perfect-way-back-then","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/past-perfect-way-back-then\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Perfect (way back then)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Historical, psychic and ghost-filled mysteries. Find something new in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Conflagration-Canadian-Historical-Mysteries-donalee-ebook\/dp\/B0CP6YJDH6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/conflagration.jpg\" alt=\"Conflagration!\" class=\"wp-image-121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/conflagration.jpg 250w, https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/conflagration-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Conflagration!<\/em><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by donalee Moulton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s 1734, and Marie-Joseph Ang\u00e9lique, an enslaved Black woman, is on trial for arson. Philippe Archambeau, a court clerk assigned to document her case, believes Ang\u00e9lique might be innocent. A reticent servant, a boisterous jailer, and three fire-scorched shingles prove indispensable to uncovering what really happened the night Montreal\u2019s lower town burned to the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Conflagration-Canadian-Historical-Mysteries-donalee-ebook\/dp\/B0CP6YJDH6\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy the Book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ebook $4.99. Also available in print.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unbecoming-Lady-D-Z-Church-ebook\/dp\/B0BTKBSP1B\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/unbecomingalady-250.jpg\" alt=\"Unbecoming a Lady\" class=\"wp-image-155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/unbecomingalady-250.jpg 250w, https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/unbecomingalady-250-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Unbecoming a Lady: A Wanee Mystery<\/em><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by D. Z. Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a friend knocks on her front door&nbsp;seeking help with the torn sleeve of a work dress, Cora can\u2019t keep her eyes off a ragged tear in her friend\u2019s forearm. When her friend is evasive, Cora starts her own investigation. And when murder is done, Cora won\u2019t give in, back down, or submit to the behavior expected of a young lady in 1876 in a burgeoning Illinois prairie town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Unbecoming-Lady-D-Z-Church-ebook\/dp\/B0BTKBSP1B\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy the Book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ebook $0.99. Also available in print.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Iced-Diamonds-Persephone-Vintage-Mysteries-ebook\/dp\/B00C7YP4NK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iceddiamonds.jpg\" alt=\"Iced Diamonds\" class=\"wp-image-120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iceddiamonds.jpg 250w, https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/iceddiamonds-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Iced Diamonds: A Persephone Cole Vintage Mystery<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by Heather Haven<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Late December 1942, Persephone (Percy) Cole, one of Manhattan&#8217;s first female PIs, has been hired to find out who killed a Santa Land elf and left the body in the storefront window of a swank 5th Avenue jewelry store. Then goodbye, Christmas angel. Is Santa next? Could this be the &#8220;kiss off&#8221; for Christmas?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Iced-Diamonds-Persephone-Vintage-Mysteries-ebook\/dp\/B00C7YP4NK\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy the Book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ebook $0.99. Also available in print.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/House-Desire-Scanlan-Haunted-Mystery\/dp\/1939030064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/houeofdesire.jpg\" alt=\"House of Desire\" class=\"wp-image-156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/houeofdesire.jpg 250w, https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/houeofdesire-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>House of Desire<\/em><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: medium; font-weight: 400; white-space-collapse: collapse;\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by Margaret Lucke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When her philandering brother-in-law is accused of murdering a rival in a grand San Francisco Victorian, reluctant psychic Claire Scanlan must risk a perilous journey into the past to find the only witness\u2014a time-traveling \u201csoiled dove\u201d from the 1890s who is invisible to everyone but Claire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/House-Desire-Scanlan-Haunted-Mystery\/dp\/1939030064\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy the Book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ebook $0.99. Also available in print.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0BNWMG3HP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/whatyouwishfor.jpg\" alt=\"What You Wish For\" class=\"wp-image-157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/whatyouwishfor.jpg 250w, https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/whatyouwishfor-188x300.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>What You Wish For<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>by Janet Dawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t outrun your secrets. Lindsey, Annabel, Claire and Gretchen have known each other since they shared a house as University of California students. They&#8217;ve stayed friends, the unspoken lying between them\u2014until now. Lindsey confronts secrets hidden for years. It could cost her everything\u2014including her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0BNWMG3HP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy the Book<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ebook $3.99.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: Quoted prices are for the Nov. 15-Dec. 31 time period.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historical, psychic and ghost-filled mysteries. Find something new in the past. Conflagration! by donalee Moulton It\u2019s 1734, and Marie-Joseph Ang\u00e9lique, an enslaved Black woman, is on trial for arson. Philippe Archambeau, a court clerk assigned to document her case, believes Ang\u00e9lique might be innocent. A reticent servant, a boisterous jailer, and three fire-scorched shingles prove &#8230; <a title=\"Past Perfect (way back then)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/past-perfect-way-back-then\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Past Perfect (way back then)\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-118","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":215,"href":"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/118\/revisions\/215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bodiebluebooks.com\/ladiesofmystery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}