The Magnolia Palace

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Set against the backdrop of post-World War I New York, Lillian Carter grapples with grief and a fading career as an artist's model after her mother's death. She finds work as a secretary to Helen Frick, becoming entangled in the family's secrets, romance, and danger. Meanwhile, decades later, Veronica Weber, a modern model, discovers hidden messages in the Frick mansion-turned-museum, prompting a thrilling quest with intern Joshua that intertwines their futures with the mystery of a long-ago murder.