The Spook's NightmareThe Spook, Tom and Alice return from Greece to find the County under siege and the Spook's home burnt to the ground. With his precious library of knowledge destroyed, they seek refuge on the nearby island of Mona. But with Mona in the thrall of a twisted Shaman there is little respite from hostility or denizens of the dark. And as Alice dodges the ever tightening net of the island's witch hunters, a more deadly enemy emerges Bony Lizzie, freshly

But the events that haunted her memories for so many years begin to recur in front of her eyes

let alone married - yet this trap is so well laid that she is powerless to prove otherwise

disease and slave-takers before finding a way through enemy lines to claim the freedom on offer to any slave whose master stands against the King

all-seeing system of mass surveillance

the medieval city of Barcelona is enjoying a golden age of prosperity

the sense of time and place is beautifully evocative

and drinking in its pubs and clubs

This examination into the sexual and poliitcal lawlines of modern South Africa as it tries desperately to start a fresh page in its history is chilling

Stalked by people willing to kill to get their hands on it

A must-read for fans of Leigh Bardugo

then why are so many women afraid to walk alone at night

until events led Gimlet & Co