Strange Sight by Syd Moore

This is the second Essex Witch Museum Mystery and a wonderful mixture of scepticism and the supernatural. In this book Rosie and the museum’s handsome curator Sam, have been asked to look into ghost sightings reported at La Fleur an upscale restaurant in the City of London.

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Bookburners by Max Gladstone

Serial by serialbox.com Created and written by Max Gladstone Other writers: Margaret Dunlap, Brian Francis Slattery, Mur Lafferty, Andrea Phillips and Amal El-Mohtar Publisher Synopsis: Season One: Magic is real, and hungry. It’s trapped in ancient texts and artifacts, and only a few who discover it survive to fight back. Detective Sal Brooks is a

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Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott

Illustrated by Sasha Laika Publisher: Quercus Books, Jo Fletcher Books Publication date: 18 May 2017 Page count: 464 / 480 pages Publisher Synopsis Perfect for fans of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell and Gormenghast, Edward Gorey, Neil Gaiman and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. The town of Rotherweird stands alone – there are no guidebooks, despite the fascinating and diverse

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A Rare Book of Cunning Device by Ben Aaronovitch

Publisher: Audible.com Publication date: 27 April 2017 Runtime: 29 minutes Publisher Synopsis: Exclusive to Audio! Somewhere amongst the shadowy stacks and the many basements of the British library, something is very much amiss – and we’re not talking late returns here. Is it a ghost, or something much worse? PC Peter Grant really isn’t looking

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The Apothecary’s Poison by CJ Archer

Glass and Steele Book #3 Publication date: 4 April 2017 Page count: 306 pages Publisher Synopsis When a newspaper report of a medical miracle catches Matt’s eye, he and India go in search of Dr. Hale in the hope he is more magical doctor than miracle worker and can lead them to Chronos. But Hale

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The Prophecy Con by Patrick Weekes

Rogues of the Republic Book 2 Publisher: 47North Publication date: 23 September 2014 Page count: 513 pages Publisher Synopsis: Who would have thought a book of naughty poems by elves could mean the difference between war and peace? But if stealing the precious volume will keep the Republic and the Empire from tearing out each

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The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes

(Rogues of the Republic Book 1 of 3) Publisher: 47North Publication date: 8 October 2013 Page count: 438 pages Publisher Synopsis: Loch is seeking revenge. It would help if she wasn’t in jail. The plan: to steal a priceless elven manuscript that once belonged to her family, but now is in the hands of the

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Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

The Chronicles of St Mary Book 1 of 7 Publisher: Accent Press Publication date: 21 November 2013 Page Count: 334 pages Publisher’s synopsis: Time travel meets history in this explosive, bestselling adventure series. At St Mary’s Institute of Historical Research, the historians don’t just study the past, they revisit it. Behind the strait-laced façade of

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Inaugural Reading Compendium

November and December 2016 Firstly, I want to wish you all good health and happiness in 2017! It has occurred to me that I read more books than I am able to review and that it would be nice to produce a compendium of all the books I read as they all deserve a mention.

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