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London ist nun Lydia Crows Revier und dass ein Mann erhängt an der Blackfriars Bridge gefunden wird, nimmt sie persönlich. Getrieben von ihrem Gerechtigkeitssinn – und der zähen Auftragslage ihrer neu gegründeten Privatdetektei – nimmt Lydia die Ermittlungen auf. Selbst als es den Anschein macht, als wären die Silvers in die Sache verwickelt, schreckt Lydia nicht zurück.

Mysteriös, magisch und manchmal tödlich ... Willkommen auf Unholy Island! Esme Gray leitet das Gästehaus und ist als Wächterhexe für die Schutzzauber der Insel verantwortlich. Luke Taylor sucht seit Monaten nach seinem verschwundenen Zwillingsbruder. Besucher dürfen dort nicht länger als zwei Nächte bleiben.

Mysteriös, magisch und manchmal tödlich … Willkommen auf Unholy Island! Unsichtbare Schutzzauber wachen über die kleine Gemeinschaft auf Unholy Island und schützen die ungewöhnlichen Bewohner vor neugierigen Blicken. Doch Unholy Island ist mehr als nur ein Zufluchtsort für Magisch-Begabte oder Nicht-Nur-Menschen und als der Bürgermeister verschwindet, ist nicht nur die Insel, sondern die ganze Welt in Gefahr. „Der Inselgott" ist der fesselnde Abschluss der Trilogie Unholy Island.

Luke Taylor war auf der Suche nach seinem verschwundenen Zwillingsbruder, als er auf einer magischen Gezeiteninsel eine neue Bestimmung fand. Das Leben in einer schrulligen Buchhandlung ist für ihn ein wahr gewordener Traum – er hatte nur nicht erwartet, dass es so verdammt gefährlich sein würde. Ein Geschäft auf einer winzigen Insel zu führen, war zwangsläufig mit Herausforderungen verbunden, aber Luke hat nicht mit merkwürdigen Kunden, verhexten Büchern oder einem empfindungsfähigen Laden gerechnet, der seine eigenen Vorstellungen davon zu haben scheint, wie die Dinge zu erledigen sind.

Ein untot Fox, eine rachsüchtige Silver. Das riecht nach verdammt viel Ärger! Lydia Crow hatte schon lange vermutet, dass es im Londoner Untergrund mehr als nur Gleise und Züge gab, aber bislang hatte sie nicht das Bedürfnis verspürt, selbst dort nachzusehen. Doch Paul Fox, mächtiges Mitglied seiner Familie, nötigt sie, für ihn zu ermitteln, und so bleibt ihr schließlich keine Wahl.

The Night Raven is the first book in Crow Investigations, an exciting new paranormal mystery series from bestselling author of magical fiction, Sarah Painter. Lydia has always known she has no power, especially next to her infamous and more-than-slightly dodgy family. Which is why she carved her...

Gwen Harper left Pendleford thirteen years ago and hasn't looked back. Until an inheritance throws her into the mystical world she thought she'd escaped. Confronted with her great-aunts legacy, Gwen must finally face up to her past. The magic she has long tried to suppress is back with a vengeance but, gift or burden, for Gwen it always spells trouble. She has to stay—she has nowhere else to go—but how can she find her place in the town that drove her out after branding her a witch?

Luke Taylor has been searching for his missing twin for months, but has begun to believe that his brother might be dead. With his hope in tatters, a tip off leads him to a remote tidal island in the North Sea. It’s further out than the famous Holy Island, and far stranger.

Black water, dark skies, a reckoning like no other A new threat has sailed in on the tide and is haunting the waterways of London. DCI Fleet is struggling to control his gift and can no longer tell reality from illusion. Meanwhile, Uncle Charlie is making trouble from his prison cell, proving...

Get the Crow. A man dies in a locked room, leaving a message written in blood and a lot of unanswered questions. Lydia is still recovering from the fallout with her psychopathic cousin, but there are new threats to the Crows, and she must fight to maintain her position as leader of the Family...

There’s a new Crow in town… After the explosive events of The Copper Heart, Lydia must deal with a secret service operative with murder in his heart. The mysterious Mr Smith has sent a professional assassin after Lydia and the bonds of blood are stretched to breaking point when it turns out...

On her 21st birthday Katie Harper has only one wish: to become a real Harper woman. Mystical powers are passed down her family generation after generation - some even call them witches - yet every spell Katie attempts goes disastrously wrong. When her magic does appear, it’s in a form nobody expected, and suddenly Katie is thrown into a dangerous new world with shadowy consequences. For the realm of the deceased is not as peaceful as she once thought. The dead are buried with their secrets, and only Katie can help the ghosts of the past finally find peace.

Iris Harper has lived in Pendleford for decades. The local witch is mistrusted by the townsfolk, but that doesn't stop some coming to her begging for potions, spells and quick-fixes. As time has marched on suddenly Iris is aware that her days are beginning to fade. Her sumptuous garden is turning against her, the sweet scent of rot potent and now a young girl has come begging for a solution at her door. Yet, the problem she brings causes Iris to remember a man from long ago - the man she loved, the man she could never trust.

Devastated by a broken engagement, Stella Jackson leaves her old life behind for a new start in rural Scotland. But when she arrives in the remote coastal village of Arisaig, nothing is what she expected. At the edge of Arisaig sits Munro House; grand, imposing and said to be cursed by a string of tragic deaths. No less intriguing is its eccentric and handsome young owner, Jamie Munro, who hires Stella as his assistant while he pursues a seemingly impossible aim.

Do you want to write but can't seem to get started? Are you struggling to finish your novel or frustrated by your slow progress? Perhaps you are starting to worry that you aren't cut out for the writing life.... Let best-selling novelist and host of the Worried Writer podcast Sarah Painter show you how to skip past negativity, free-up writing time, cope with self-doubt, and beat procrastination. Packed with honest, supportive, and hard-won advice, this is your practical guide to getting the work done.

Brighton, 1938: Grace Kemp is pushed away by the family she has shamed. Rejected and afraid, she begins a new life as a nurse. But danger stalks the hospital too, and she'll need to be on her guard to avoid falling into familiar traps. And then there are the things she sees....Strange portents that have a way of becoming real.

The Silver Mark is the second installment in Crow Investigations, an exciting paranormal mystery series from bestselling author of magical fiction, Sarah Painter. London is Lydia Crow’s city so when a man is found hanged under Blackfriars Bridge, she takes it personally. Even when it seems as...

The Lost Girls is a dark and twisty supernatural thriller, perfect for fans of Stephen King and Neil Gaiman. Edinburgh student, Rose MacLeod, has been losing time for as long as she can remember. Days and weeks disappear, leaving terrifying gaps in her memory. Now she is seeing horrifying...

Heavy is the head that wears the crown… Don't miss The Copper Heart, the exciting fifth instalment in the bestselling urban fantasy mystery series, Crow Investigations. Lydia has taken over as the leader of the Crow Family and is trying to keep the criminality to the bare minimum. DCI Fleet...

Tradition. Loyalty. Respect. Murder. Normal Family stuff… Don't miss the exciting fourth instalment in the bestselling urban fantasy mystery series, Crow Investigations. Lydia is pulled into the Crow Family business by her shady Uncle Charlie. He has decided that Lydia needs to learn the truth...