In the Meeting: A Frances Yates Mystery

In the Meeting: A Frances Yates Mystery By: Marjorie G. Jones ?In real life Dame Frances, at first glance, might strike an acquaintance as a lookalike for Miss Marple and Margaret Rutherford. Possessed of similar skills, here plied in the old world confines of Philadelphia, Dame Frances must delve into an unlikely criminal nest implanted amid Quakers, Unitarians and a motley crew of seekers and the dispossessed. Not surprisingly, her sleuthing more than excels at the task.? Margaret Jacob ?Marjorie Jones? latest Frances Yates? mystery ?In the Meeting,? transports the reader into Philadelphia?s world of special collection libraries and religious institutions. Unbeknownst to Frances, her visit to Philadelphia set in motion a series of events resulting a murder and large scale theft. As Frances and her hosts tour the city, the reader is introduced to talented women who make these places function and a group of women religious challenging long held ideas about women?s place in organized religion. The unfolding of this mystery holds the reader?s attention to the last page.? Cynthia Little, Philadelphia Invited to speak at the esteemed Athenaeum in Philadelphia, renowned British scholar Dame Frances Yates intends to explore the shared spiritual ideals of the Hermetic and Quaker traditions. But along the way, while savoring the attractions of historic Philadelphia, she encounters murder In the Meeting and uncovers a ring of thieves plundering books and treasures from libraries and houses of worship throughout the city.

Author: Marjorie G Jones

Publisher: Dorrance Publishing Co.

Publication Date: February 18, 2021

Number of Pages: 296 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1649137885

ISBN-13: 9781649137883