About the book
Return to Edinburgh with Ropa Moyo in the brilliant follow up to T.L. Huchu's The Library of the Dead.
A fast-moving and entertaining tale, beautifully written Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London Some secrets are meant to stay buried
When Ropa Moyo discovered an occult underground library, she expected great things. Shes really into Edinburghs secret societies but turns out they are less into her. So instead of getting paid to work magic, shes 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 Scotlands past. But how are they connected? Lives are at stake and Ropa is running out of time.
Praise for The Library of the Dead:
Roll on the sequel The Times
One of the strangest and most compelling fantasy worlds you'll see all year SFX