Seth Seppi Mystery – serie

Harry Potter meets Robin Stevens in this thrilling magicalmurder mystery series!'This mystery is a worthy prizewinner ... a jolly, atmosphericmystery.' THE TIMES'Thornton, like [Agatha] Christie, can turn murder into athoroughly comforting bedtime read.' THE TELEGRAPH'All kinds of fun' THE OBSERVER'Featuring magical antics, a talking cat and a locked-roommurder mystery, Seth's story reads like an old-school whodunnitwith added wizards and spells and echoes of ancient sorcery.'BOOKTRUSTSeth is the downtrodden kitchen boy at the remote Last ChanceHotel, owned by the nasty Bunn family. His only friend is his blackcat, Nightshade.But when a strange gathering of magicians arrives for dinner,kindly Dr Thallomius is poisoned by Seth's special dessert. A locked-roommurder investigation ensues – and Seth is the mainsuspect.The funny thing is, he's innocent ... can he solve the mysteryand clear his name, especially when magic's afoot? A magical locked-room murder mystery: Agatha Christiemeets Harry Potter!Readers aged 9+ will love guessing whodunnit with thenovel’s fantastic ensemble castThe Seth Seppi Mysteries continue in book 2, TheBad Luck Lighthouse, and book 3, The Cut-Throat Café Nightshade the cat becomes the star of her very own adventurein the first book Nicki Thornton's new series, The HowlingHag Mystery! MORE PRAISE FOR THE LAST CHANCE HOTEL:'Wonderfully atmospheric' DAILY EXPRESS'A magical blend of murder and mystery for super-sleuthingfans everywhere.' SUNDAY EXPRESS'There are plenty of surprises and some shocks in store asthis intriguing story develops, drawing the reader in and stirringtheir detective juices' PRIMARY TIMES'If you like whodunnits, you’ll enjoy this mystery,inspired by Agatha Christie and Enid Blyton, but set in a magicalworld. Entertaining and inventive' THE WEEK JUNIOR

The third magical murder mystery in the bestselling SethSeppi series, which started with The Last Chance Hotel– perfect for fans of Harry Potter and Robin Stevens!'This mystery is a worthy prizewinner ... a jolly, atmosphericmystery.' THE TIMES on book 1'Thornton, like [Agatha] Christie, can turn murder into athoroughly comforting bedtime read.' THE TELEGRAPH onbook 1'All kinds of fun' THE OBSERVER on book 1'Featuring magical antics, a talking cat and a locked-roommurder mystery, Seth's story reads like an old-school whodunnitwith added wizards and spells and echoes of ancient sorcery.'BOOKTRUST on book 1Seth and his talking cat Nightshade arrive in the magical townof Gramichee to gain an apprenticeship: he's finally read to qualifyas a magician.But he soon discovers that the existing apprentices are underattack at the town's Scrumdiddlyumptious Café, which is farmore deadly than it is delightful.Seth's got his hands full, as usual. Can he pass his exams, discoverwho's murdering the apprentices, and stop them before theystrike again? A thrilling magical murder mystery for young readers!The third book in the Seth Seppi Mysteriesseries, following The Last Chance Hotel and TheBad Luck LighthouseReaders will love guessing whodunnit with the novel’sfantastic ensemble cast, grounded by the brilliantly relatableSeth and his magical cat, NightshadeNightshade the cat becomes the star of her very own adventurein the first book Nicki Thornton's new series, The HowlingHag Mystery!