Paris, 1866. When Baroness Sylvie Devereux receives a house call from Charlotte Mothe, the sister she disowned, she fears her shady past as a spirit medium has caught up with her. But with their father ill and Charlotte unable to pay his bills, Sylvie is persuaded into one last con.
Their marks are the de Jacquinots: dysfunctional aristocrats who believe they are haunted by their great aunt, brutally murdered during the French Revolution.
The scheme underway, the sisters deploy every trick to terrify the family out of their gold. But when inexplicable horrors start to happen to them too, the duo question whether they really are at the mercy of a vengeful spirit. And what other deep, dark secrets may come to light?
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Rating: 1 Star
My Review: Spitting Gold caught my eye because it gave me historical fiction mixed with Ouija: Origin of Evil vibes by the description. Within the first few pages, it already had me saying “excuse me what?!” and making guesses as to whether or not the main character was going for the long con and who was being played by whom.
I wanted to love this book SO BADLY, but it seems like the long con was a bit too long for my attention span. After 63 pages of not really getting anywhere I’ve set the book down for the foreseeable (no pun intended) future.
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