The Giftsnatcher

She steals magic for a living. But some powers were never meant to be touched.

Alana Daubery has a gift unlike any other and she's turned it into a trade. With a single touch, she can strip magical ability from its owner and transfer it to a paying client. In the fog-drenched streets of Victorian London, it's a good business to be in. Quiet. Profitable. Anonymous.

Until Edgar.

When a routine deal goes violently wrong, Alana's magic is repelled by something ancient and overwhelming, a force she has never encountered in all her years of working in the shadows. What she thought was a simple curse turns out to be a legacy of blood and darkness stretching back centuries, and touching it has made her a target.

Now, hunted by terrifying shadow creatures called Shades and pursued by a ruthless cabal of Spellcasters with a deadly agenda, Alana is pulled into a secret world she never knew existed. Her only allies: Edgar, the brooding stranger whose affliction started it all, and Dr. Joseph Bell, an enigmatic and brilliant hunter of the supernatural who operates in the margins of polite society.

But London has bigger horrors to offer.

As Jack the Ripper carves a bloody path through Whitechapel, Alana uncovers a chilling truth: the murders aren't the work of a madman. They're steps in a dark ritual, one that requires a very specific kind of power. Her kind of power.

With her own stolen magic missing, her enemies multiplying, and the secrets of her own parentage threatening to shatter everything she thought she knew about herself, Alana must do what she does best... take what she needs and trust no one.

But in a city full of monsters wearing human faces, even the best thief in London can be deceived.

The truth about Edgar's curse and her own origins are the same secret. And someone has been killing to keep it buried.

Perfect for fans of:

• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
• A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness
• Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
• Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri Maniscalco
• Historical dark fantasy, Victorian gothic fiction, and urban fantasy with mystery elements

If you love atmospheric historical fantasy, morally complex heroines, dark magic systems, and mysteries laced with genuine terror, The Giftsnatcher will keep you reading deep into the night.

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Author: Charity Bishop
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 07/29/2014
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.58lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d
ISBN: 9781500130923

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