Conjuring & magic

  • The floating witch mystery

    £7.99

    A charming stranger arrives in sleepy Sleeford Lock. Only intrepid school reporter, Veena Vale, is suspicious of his arrival – but no one will listen to her except for Nightshade, the talking cat. Together they must unravel an ancient curse, tell some uncomfortable lies, and bake an awful lot of flapjacks …

  • The undying of Obedience Wellrest

    £8.99

    Ned works as a gravekeeper with his grandfather. Ned’s odd life is disrupted when graves are disturbed and an attractive young woman, Obedience Wellrest, starts visiting the cemetery. A mystery of science and magic unravels – and no-one is quite as they seem …

  • Sinners of starlight city

    £9.99

    A sumptuous, page-turning historical novel of revenge and redemption set against the backdrop of civil injustice and the rise of Fascism.

  • The illusions

    £14.99

    Bristol, 1896. Used to scraping a living as the young assistant to an ageing con artist, Cecily Marsden’s life is turned upside down when her master suddenly dies. Believing herself to blame, could young Cec somehow have powers she little understands? Meanwhile Eadie Carleton, a pioneering early film-maker, struggles for her talent to be taken seriously in a male-dominated world, and a brilliant young magician, George Perris, begins to see the potential in moving pictures. George believes that if he can harness this new technology, it will revolutionise the world of magic forever – but in order to achieve his dreams, he must first win over Miss Carleton. As a group of illusionists prepare for a grand spectacle, Cec, Eadie, and George’s worlds collide.

  • The Spell Tailors

    £7.99

    Hen dreams of becoming a spell tailor, stitching spells into clothing. But when he stumbles upon a new kind of stitch, he’s banned from sewing. What is the power of the stitch that can sew memories into clothes – and could it be the very thing to save the family business?

  • The Poisoned Pie Mystery

    £6.99

    Is Oakmoss Hornbeam the unluckiest boy in the world? Or has someone cursed him? When a black cat crosses his path, mysteriously blown in by a storm, Oakmoss believes it’s his worst omen yet. But Nightshade, a cat of considerable talents, sets out to become his lucky charm instead …

  • Shadowghast

    £7.99

    A mysterious stage magician has set up in the theatre at the end of the pier, with an act so hypnotic and strange that Herbie Lemon and his friend Violet Parma suspect dark forces are at work. Meanwhile, folk are disappearing from Eerie-on-Sea, and no one knows why. There is an Eerie legend that goes back to the dawn of time, about a creature made of darkness that devours the shadows of the living. But could the Shadowghast really have returned?

  • The Howling Hag Inn

    £6.99

    When there’s a murder in the village and a hag is heard howling at the local inn, secret witch Raven Charming realizes she could have a rival – one who practises the worst kind of magic. With the help of amateur sleuth, Mortimer Scratch, and Nightshade, a talking cat with a feline sense of detection, she sets out to solve what’s been going on…

  • Angel Killer

    £7.99

    Meet Jessica Blackwood, FBI Agent and ex-illusionist. Called in because of her past to offer expertise on the mysterious ‘Warlock’ case, Jessica must put all her unique knowledge to the test as the FBI try to catch a ruthless killer. Needing to solve the unsolvable, and with the clock ticking, they’re banking on her being the only one able to see beyond the Warlock’s illusions.

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