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‘Stupendously engaging’Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T. L. Huchu is the second spellbinding book in the Edinburgh Nights series. Some secrets are meant to stay buried When Ropa Moyo discovered an occult underground library, she expected great things. She’s really into Edinburgh’s secret societies – but turns out they are less into her. So instead of getting paid to work magic, she’s had to accept a crummy unpaid internship. And her with bills to pay and a pet fox to feed. Then her friend Priya offers her a job on the side. Priya works at Our Lady of Mysterious Maladies, a very specialized hospital, where a new illness is resisting magical and medical remedies alike. The first patient was a teenage boy, Max Wu, and his healers are baffled. If Ropa can solve the case, she might earn as she learns – and impress her mentor, Sir Callander. Her sleuthing will lead her to a lost fortune, an avenging spirit and a secret buried deep in Scotland’s past. But how are they connected? Lives are at stake and Ropa is running out of time. Further adventures await in The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle. The Edinburgh Nights Series The Library of the Dead Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle The Legacy of Arniston House Secrets of the First School * * * Praise for The Library of the Dead: ‘I highly recommend The Library of the Dead’ – Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series ‘Roll on the sequel’ – The Times ‘One of the strangest and most compelling fantasy worlds you'll see all year’ – SFX The Library of the Dead won the 2022 Nommo Award for Best Fantasy Novel w/c 29th August 2022
‘Stupendously engaging’Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T. L. Huchu is the second spellbinding book in the Edinburgh Nights series.
Some secrets are meant to stay buried
When Ropa Moyo discovered an occult underground library, she expected great things. She’s really into Edinburgh’s secret societies – but turns out they are less into her. So instead of getting paid to work magic, she’s had to accept a crummy unpaid internship. And her with bills to pay and a pet fox to feed.
Then her friend Priya offers her a job on the side. Priya works at Our Lady of Mysterious Maladies, a very specialized hospital, where a new illness is resisting magical and medical remedies alike. The first patient was a teenage boy, Max Wu, and his healers are baffled. If Ropa can solve the case, she might earn as she learns – and impress her mentor, Sir Callander.
Her sleuthing will lead her to a lost fortune, an avenging spirit and a secret buried deep in Scotland’s past. But how are they connected? Lives are at stake and Ropa is running out of time.
Further adventures await in The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle.
The Edinburgh Nights Series
The Library of the Dead
Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments
The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle
The Legacy of Arniston House
Secrets of the First School
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Praise for The Library of the Dead:
‘I highly recommend The Library of the Dead’
– Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse series
‘Roll on the sequel’
– The Times
‘One of the strangest and most compelling fantasy worlds you'll see all year’
– SFX
The Library of the Dead won the 2022 Nommo Award for Best Fantasy Novel w/c 29th August 2022