Kiri Callaghan - Böcker

The first in a brand-new cosy fantasy series from Kiri Callaghan, with an enchanting paranormal twist and a magical murder mystery to solve.***Worlds collide when changeling Avery Hemlock and human Saga Trygg team up to solve magical murders in London.When a rise in London's supernatural crime puts Fey society at risk of discovery, the Winter Council turns to an unlikely solution: Avery Hemlock, the changeling they sentenced to 500 Years of Nightmares. Inherently lacking social grace and missing approximately two centuries of world knowledge, Avery must find a way to acclimate and solve the case or lose her probationary freedom.After being left at the altar and dropping out of medical school, Saga Trygg attempts to rekindle her faith in life, humanity, and witchcraft. But when her new neighbour, Avery, accidentally reveals the Fey that have been living among humanity all along, Saga realises magic is far more than prayers, intention, and candles.Each faced with navigating an unfamiliar world, the two form an unexpected partnership – but shortly into Avery's investigation, they discover the threat might be closer to Saga than either of them imagined, and Avery will do anything to protect the first friend she's had in more than two hundred years.This deluxe edition of book one in an enchanting new series contains rich bonus features, including gorgeous interior art and beautiful sprayed edges, that will delight collectors and fans of cosy books.TropesCosy FantasyMurder MysteryFound FamilyParanormalLGBTQ+

“I suggest you brush up on your hexes, babes. Sounds like you got a nasty one on your hands.”As the bastard child of the late Erlking, Detective Avery Hemlock is used to being alone. Two-hundred years ago, she preferred it. But after endangering Saga Trygg’s life by involving her in a case, Avery must choose solitude for Saga’s safety. For once, alone is starting to feel a lot more like lonely.Following her grandmother’s murder, and the discovery of the fey world, Saga is trying to find direction, heal, and figure out where she fits in in this new version of normal. Though she longs to enlist Avery’s help, after jeopardizing their last case together and nearly getting herself killed, she knows it’s best she stay out of the detective’s way.But when the death of a local witch might be the result of a vicious revenge hex, the enigmatic circumstances and puzzle are too curious to keep them apart. With a case bigger than it appears, the two must uncover secrets even the Winter Council wants to keep.Nothing is initially as it seems, even the truths they themselves have held for years.