In 19th century Boston, socialite Mina Crandon, a charming young wife and ambitious clairvoyant, has accidentally summoned her dead brother Walter to a séance. Walter is a talker and once he’s got an audience, he’s on a mission to make his sister rich and famous. In this highly enjoyable excursion among the spookists, the term “Ghostwriter” gets a breathtaking workout. Margery and Me is a wry, lively, and wicked-good novel.

~ Valerie Martin, Winner of the Kafka and Britain's Women's Prizes, author of The Ghost of the Mary Celeste

Margery and Me is a spellbinding dive into the glittering yet shadowy world of 1920s spiritualism and the enigmatic life of Margery, the era’s most notorious psychic. With meticulous historical detail, this novel brings to life the electrifying world of flapper-era Boston, where the lines between science and superstition are blurred and séances captivate both the curious and the skeptical. Both entertaining and heartbreaking, Margery and Me is a masterfully told story of ambition, love, and the haunting cost of chasing the beyond. I will think about this novel for a long time.

~Victoria Kelly, critically-acclaimed author of Mrs. Houdini and Homefront

The ghost of a young railway man in 1923 turns up both in his beloved sister Margery’s life and at her seances, hoping to guide her in her new vocation as a medium. At first a playful delight, the novel turns dark as experts across America relentlessly try to prove that she is a fake. But Margery is human and often fails to heed her ghostly brother Walter’s good advice when he finds it “damned frustrating watching helplessly from the beyond.” An unusually captivating, original, and witty novel of a good-hearted spirit set down on earth to remedy the problems of a sister he loved very much and left too early.

~ Stephanie Cowell, American Book Award winner and author of Claude and Camille, The Boy in the Rain, and The Man in the Stone Cottage

Set during the height of America’s spiritualist movement, this rollicking account of the inimitable psychic Margery Crandon—aka Houdini’s greatest nemesis—is filled with colorful characters and clever wit. I had a blast reading Margery and Me and so will you!

~ Kris Waldherr, author of The Lost History of Dreams and Unnatural Creatures

Blog Tour, including A Writer of History, History From a Woman’s Perspective, BookLiterati Book Reviews, and Historical Happy Hour

Podcast Tour, including Reading Women and Between the Covers

Appearances and book signings: Boston Book Festival (October 2026); Boston Bookstores; Portland, OR, Bookstores; Harry Houdini Historical Center, Appleton, WI