Iron Cast

It’s Boston, 1919, and the Cast Iron club is packed. On stage, hemopaths—whose “afflicted” blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art—Corinne and Ada have been best friends ever since infamous gangster Johnny Dervish recruited them into his circle. By night they perform for Johnny’s crowds, and by day they con Boston’s elite. When a job goes wrong and Ada is imprisoned, she realizes how precarious their position is. After she escapes, two of the Cast Iron’s hires are shot, and Johnny disappears. With the law closing in, Corinne and Ada are forced to hunt for answers, even as betrayal faces them at every turn. An ideal next read for fans of Libba Bray’s The Diviners. Partners in crime with magical talents must stick together in order to survive in this "energetic and original" YA historical fantasy ( Kirkus , starred review). Boston, 1919 . Corinne and Ada are hemopaths whose "afflicted" blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art. They've been best friends ever since the infamous gangster Johnny Dervish recruited them into his circle. By night they perform for packed crowds at Johnny's club, Cast Iron. And by day they con Boston's elite. When a job goes wrong and Ada is imprisoned, she realizes how precarious their position is. After she escapes, two of the Cast Iron's hires are shot, and Johnny disappears. With the law closing in, Corinne and Ada are forced to hunt for answers, even as betrayal faces them at every turn . In 1919, Ada Navarrathe intrepid daughter of immigrantsand Corinne Wellsa spunky, devil-may-care heiressmake an unlikely pair. But at the Cast Iron nightclub in Boston, anything and everything is possible. At night, on stage together, the two best friends, whose afflicted blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art, weave magic under the employ of Johnny Dervish, the clubs owner and a notorious gangster. By day, Ada and Corinne use these same skills to con the citys elite in an attempt to keep the club afloat. When a job goes awry and Ada is imprisoned, she realizes theyre on the precipice of danger. Only Corinneher partner in crimecan break her out of Haversham Asylum. But once Ada is out, they face betrayal at every turn. In 1919 Boston, best friends Corinne and Ada perform illegally as illusionists in an infamous gangster's nightclub, using their "afflicted" blood to con Boston's elite, until the law closes in. Corinne and Ada are hemopaths; their "afflicted" blood gives them the ability to create illusions through art. The girls have been best friends ever since gangster Johnny Dervish recruited them into his circle. By night they perform for Johnny's crowds, and by day they con Boston&#x;s elite. Then a job goes wrong and Ada is imprisoned; after she escapes, Johnny disappears. Corinne and Ada are forced to hunt for answers, even as betrayal faces them at every turn.