The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish
A Novel
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4.6 • 26 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish is book one in New York Times bestselling author Paula Brackston's new, magic-infused series about Hecate Cavendish, an eccentric and feisty young woman who can see ghosts.
England, 1881. Hereford cathedral stands sentinel over the city, keeping its secrets, holding long forgotten souls in its stony embrace. Hecate Cavendish speeds through the cobbled streets on her bicycle, skirts hitched daringly high, heading for her new life as Assistant Librarian. But this is no ordinary collection of books. The cathedral houses an ancient chained library, wisdom guarded for centuries, mysteries and stories locked onto its worn, humble shelves. The most prized artifact, however, is the medieval world map which hangs next to Hecate’s desk. Little does she know how much the curious people and mythical creatures depicted on it will come to mean to her. Nor does she suspect that there are lost souls waiting for her in the haunted cathedral. Some will become her dearest friends. Some will seek her help in finding peace. Others will put her in great peril, and, as she quickly learns, threaten the lives of everyone she loves.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A young woman unravels an ancient mystery in this spine-tingling dark fantasy from Brackston (City of Time and Magic). In Victorian England, Hecate Cavendish accepts a position as an assistant librarian at Hereford's cathedral rather than consign herself to marriage. There, she discovers she has the ability to communicate with spirits. When bodies disappear from the tombs in the cathedral's crypt, Hecate suspects something more sinister than simple grave robbery, perhaps related to the mysterious deaths that have been plaguing Hereford. With the help of her new ghost friends from the cathedral and her archeologist father, Hecate sets out to stop the evil lurking in Hereford before it's too late. Brackston seamlessly blends horror, fantasy, and mystery as Hecate investigates who is pulling the strings to raise the dead. The answers, however, will have to wait, as a cliffhanger ending sets the stage for a sequel. This will frustrate some, but readers with a penchant for gothic fantasy won't want to miss this.
