From the author of The Last Chance Hotel comesan exciting fantastical mystery series - think Harry Potter meetsAgatha Christie!'Blending magical adventure with Golden Age crime mystery,this delightfully atmospheric spin-off from the author of TheLast Chance Hotel confirms Thornton's place as one of themost original children's writers around.' WATERSTONESMagic must never be misused ... When there's a murder in the village and a hag is heard howlingat the local inn, secret witch Raven Charming realizes she couldhave 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 outto solve what's been going on ... A magical murder mystery perfect for fans of Robin Stevensand Harry PotterBook 1 in a new spin-off series from the author of TheLast Chance Hotel, chosen as Waterstones Book of the Monthand nominated for the CILIP Carnegie AwardFeatures fan-favourite Nightshade as the star of hervery own mystery! Praise for THE LAST CHANCE HOTEL:'A jolly, atmospheric mystery.' THE TIMES'All kinds of fun' THE OBSERVER'[A] mash-up of murder mystery and fantasy ... full of greatcharacters, plot twists and intriguing detail.' METRO'Featuring magical antics, a talking cat and a locked-roommurder mystery, Seth's story reads like an old-school whodunnitwith added wizards and spells' BOOKTRUST
