Little Bookshop of Murders

One burnt-out lawyer. One shiny new bookshop. One dead customer.

Former lawyer Keera Munroe wants to put her past behind her with nothing more challenging than selling enough books to pay the bills. But when Keera opens a bookshop in idyllic Crossways, there’s a lot she cannot leave behind, like the fact she’s hard-wired to… Read more

The Floating Witch Mystery

Shortlisted for the Best Crime Novel for Children The Floating Witch Mystery is a fantasy thriller set in a riverside community threatened by dark magic – but only brave school reporter, Veena Vale, knows the truth. How can Veena convince her friends that they need to band together to fight the forces of dark magic… Read more

The Poisoned Pie Mystery

What happens when the unluckiest boy in the world meets the greatest magical detective (who might also be a cat)? Oakmoss Hornbeam knows he is very clumsy. In fact he’s just escaped certain death (lucky), although that did make him miss the school bus (unlucky), but also meant he made a new friend, a cat… Read more

The Howling Hag Mystery

“Blending magical adventure with Golden Age crime mystery, this delightfully atmospheric spin-off from the author of The Last Chance Hotel confirms Thornton’s place as one of the most original children’s writers around.” Waterstones A school plagued by curses. A witch who cannot do magic.  And one cat who believes she is the world’s best magical… Read more

The Cut Throat Cafe

Seth and his cat Nightshade arrive in a magical town to finally gain a sought-after magical apprenticeship: Seth is finally read to qualify as a sorcerer, but as usual, the magical world is a complex and shadowy place. Seth is excited to quickly make new friends among the other young people learning magic, but discovers… Read more

The Bad Luck Lighthouse

Everyone is blaming a series of mysterious accidents on rumours that the Snakesmouth Lighthouse is haunted. But since discovering how damaging magic can be in the wrong hands, Seth Seppi sets out to prove someone among the lighthouse party must secretly be practising magic. Swept up in the new MagiCon case, Seth is determined to… Read more

The Last Chance Hotel

Welcome to The Last Chance Hotel Hard-working Seth is the kitchen boy in the remote Last Chance Hotel, owned by the nasty Bunn family and their toxic daughter, Tiffany, his only friend is Nightshade, the kitchen cat. He dreams of leaving, and of a future beyond the Last Hope Forest, away from Tiffany’s schemes to… Read more