{"product_id":"library-of-the-dead-edinburgh-nights-1","title":"Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights, 1)","description":"Now a USA TODAY bestseller!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIlube Nommo Award 2022 for Best Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absolute delight . . . kept me totally hooked.\" – Genevieve Cogman, bestselling author of The Invisible Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixth Sense meets Stranger Things in T. L. Huchu's The Library of the Dead, a sharp contemporary fantasy following a precocious and cynical teen as she explores the shadowy magical underside of modern Edinburgh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHEN GHOSTS TALK\u003cbr\u003eSHE WILL LISTEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRopa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker – and they sure do love to talk. Now she speaks to Edinburgh’s dead, carrying messages to those they left behind. A girl’s gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisper that someone’s bewitching children – leaving them husks, empty of joy and strength. It’s on Ropa’s patch, so she feels honor-bound to investigate. But what she learns will rock her world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRopa will dice with death as she calls on Zimbabwean magic and Scottish pragmatism to hunt down clues. And although underground Edinburgh hides a wealth of dark secrets, she also discovers an occult library, a magical mentor and some unexpected allies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet as shadows lengthen, will the hunter become the hunted?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A fast-moving and entertaining tale, beautifully written.\" – Ben Aaronovitch, bestselling author of Rivers of London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdinburgh Nights series:\u003cbr\u003eThe Library of the Dead\u003cbr\u003eOur Lady of Mysterious Ailments\u003cbr\u003eThe Mystery at Dunvegan Castle\u003cbr\u003eThe Legacy of Arniston House","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47825019470050,"sku":"MTO-MACMILLAN-2026-05-22-9.00-948","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_447_UP6iz5AAS.jpg?v=1779550624","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/en-ca\/products\/library-of-the-dead-edinburgh-nights-1","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}