The Grange Trilogy: The Philip Rayke Mysteries

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The three venerable senior residents of the most prestigious dwelling in the village of Sunken Madley, home in the present day to covert witch Amanda Cadabra and her feline familiar, are old hands at dealing with the unusual. But what were they like in their youth, and how did they first encounter the world of magic? Scroll back to post-war London of the 1950s …

Gwendolen

Philip Rayke, an MI6 employee in an obscure department no one is eager to acknowledge, is seconded to unravel a strange case. A young man has mysteriously died in an apparently empty house. What is the Russian connection? Something doesn’t … feel right.

Moffat

The Grange estate’s charming assistant estate manager finds himself in trouble after a night of passion places him at the scene of an unexplained death. Are these haunted grounds? Are aristocratic family members less ‘than they appear? Philip Rayke is called to consult – but even he may be out of his depth.

Cynthia

Pressganged by her mother into a fashionable costume party at Nordbury Manor, a bored Cynthia, resorts to too much champagne and finds herself immersed in far too much history. A bullet and a body later, and Cynthia is about to face a murder charge. With Rayke tied up elsewhere, it’s up to his resourceful wife, Marion, to uncover the truth.

A prequel to the Amanda Cadabra Urban Fantasy Mystery Series

 

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Holly Bell



Humorous and quintessentially English with suspense, mystery and magic.

Cat adorer and chocolate lover, British author Holly Bell’s life changed in a day. A best-selling author friend convinced Holly that she could write cozy mysteries, after many years' experience with non-fiction, photography and video making.

Holly devoured all of the Agatha Christie books long before she knew that Miss Marple was the godmother of the Cozy Mystery. Her love of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings meant that her first literary creation in this area would have to be a cosy paranormal. But the books showed another side: urban fantasy, which has turned out to be an better fit, while still shouldering the cloak of cozy.

Having derived immense delight from the adventure of writing Amanda Cadabra and The Hidey-Hole and its 7 sequels to date, Holly has more in the pipeline. The Grange Trilogy sprang from a character tucked away in one of the books. It came to life in just 3 months and now presents itself here for your enjoyment.

Her favourite feline is a black cat called Bobby. He is black. Like her favourite hat. Purely coincidental.

Holly loves to hear from readers. Find her on amandacadabra.com/contact, Facebook.com/hbamandacadabra. She always responds in person.

The Amanda Cadabra Cozy Paranormal Mysteries (in order):

Amanda Cadabra and The Hidey-Hole Truth

Amanda Cadabra and The Cellar of Secrets

Amanda Cadabra and The Flawless Plan

Amanda Cadabra and The Rise of Sunken Madley

Amanda Cadabra and The Hidden Depths

Amanda Cadabra and The Strange Case of Lucy Penlowr

Amanda Cadabra and The Hanging Tree

Amanda Cadabra and The Nightstairs

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