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Strange Tricks
An Essex Witch Museum Mystery
by Syd Moore
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Pub Date
8 Jun 2021
| Archive Date
31 May 2021
Description
Rosie Strange is back in the latest of the fabulously creepy Essex Witch Museum Mysteries
Secretly Rosie Strange has always thought herself a little bit more interesting than most people – the legacy her family has bequeathed her is definitely so, she’s long believed. But then life takes a peculiar turn when the Strange legacy turns out not just to be the Essex Witch Museum, but perhaps some otherworldly gifts that Rosie finds difficult to fathom. Meanwhile Sam Stone, Rosie’s curator, is oddly distracted as breadcrumb clues into what happened to his missing younger brother and other abducted boys from the past are poised to lead him and Rosie deep into a dark wood where there lurks something far scarier than Hansel and Gretel’s witch…
Praise for the Essex Witch Museum Mysteries:
‘I gleefully submitted to a tale of witchcraft, feminism, mysterious strangers, historical atrocities, plucky heroines and ghastly apparitions – and came away more proud than ever to be an Essex girl.’ Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent
‘Confident, down-to-earth Essex girl Rosie is an appealing character, and there is plenty of spooky fun in this spirited genre mashup.’ Guardian
Rosie Strange is back in the latest of the fabulously creepy Essex Witch Museum Mysteries Secretly Rosie Strange has always thought herself a little bit more interesting than most people – the legacy...
Description
Rosie Strange is back in the latest of the fabulously creepy Essex Witch Museum Mysteries
Secretly Rosie Strange has always thought herself a little bit more interesting than most people – the legacy her family has bequeathed her is definitely so, she’s long believed. But then life takes a peculiar turn when the Strange legacy turns out not just to be the Essex Witch Museum, but perhaps some otherworldly gifts that Rosie finds difficult to fathom. Meanwhile Sam Stone, Rosie’s curator, is oddly distracted as breadcrumb clues into what happened to his missing younger brother and other abducted boys from the past are poised to lead him and Rosie deep into a dark wood where there lurks something far scarier than Hansel and Gretel’s witch…
Praise for the Essex Witch Museum Mysteries:
‘I gleefully submitted to a tale of witchcraft, feminism, mysterious strangers, historical atrocities, plucky heroines and ghastly apparitions – and came away more proud than ever to be an Essex girl.’ Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent
‘Confident, down-to-earth Essex girl Rosie is an appealing character, and there is plenty of spooky fun in this spirited genre mashup.’ Guardian
Advance Praise
Praise for Syd Moore:
‘I gleefully submitted to a tale of witchcraft, feminism, mysterious strangers, historical atrocities, plucky heroines and ghastly apparitions – and came away more proud than ever to be an Essex girl.’
Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent
'Dennis Wheatley meets Caitlin Moran.'
Starburst
‘Confident, down-to-earth Essex girl Rosie is an appealing character, and there is plenty of spooky fun in this spirited genre mashup.’
Guardian
Praise for Syd Moore:
‘I gleefully submitted to a tale of witchcraft, feminism, mysterious strangers, historical atrocities, plucky heroines and ghastly apparitions – and came away more proud than...
Advance Praise
Praise for Syd Moore:
‘I gleefully submitted to a tale of witchcraft, feminism, mysterious strangers, historical atrocities, plucky heroines and ghastly apparitions – and came away more proud than ever to be an Essex girl.’
Sarah Perry, author of The Essex Serpent
'Dennis Wheatley meets Caitlin Moran.'
Starburst
‘Confident, down-to-earth Essex girl Rosie is an appealing character, and there is plenty of spooky fun in this spirited genre mashup.’
Guardian
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781786075482 |
| PRICE |
US$14.99 (USD)
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| PAGES |
384
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Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781786075482 |
| PRICE |
US$14.99 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
384
|
Average rating from 13 members
Featured Reviews
Mel P, Reviewer
Having read "Strange Magic", I was keen to read Syd Moore's "Strange Tricks" (in fact I have other books in the series at home and was planning to try and read them all before but will have to come back to the series). There are references to the first book (and others I presume) but that doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the story. Centering around .the day to day running of her Essex Witchcraft museum, these stories each have a supernatural crime or crimes to investigate. Starting with Pearl White and her visions, Rose and her entourage end up in the north of England and solve the crime of several missing boys. Looking forward to reading the next instalment (and will hopefully have caught up with the books in between by then).
Featured Reviews
Mel P, Reviewer
Having read "Strange Magic", I was keen to read Syd Moore's "Strange Tricks" (in fact I have other books in the series at home and was planning to try and read them all before but will have to come back to the series). There are references to the first book (and others I presume) but that doesn't detract from the enjoyment of the story. Centering around .the day to day running of her Essex Witchcraft museum, these stories each have a supernatural crime or crimes to investigate. Starting with Pearl White and her visions, Rose and her entourage end up in the north of England and solve the crime of several missing boys. Looking forward to reading the next instalment (and will hopefully have caught up with the books in between by then).
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