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Ink and Shadows

A gripping YA thriller set within a university’s secret occult society
Brief Description
Magical dark academia with a gothic, murderous twist? Take my money! Ink and Shadows is the campus book every witchy reader will want on their shelf. - Melissa Welliver, author of To The Death. All students offered a place at St Augustines University will get an... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Step into the hallowed halls of St Augustines where dark secrets lurk behind every door. A sumptuously gothic YA murder mystery set within a university's secret occult society.

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Magical dark academia with a gothic, murderous twist? Take my money! Ink and Shadows is the campus book every witchy reader will want on their shelf. - Melissa Welliver, author of To The Death.

All students offered a place at St Augustines University will get an elite education, but only a chosen few will be invited to join The Society of Ink and Shadows: the elusive group dedicated to practising the occult arts.

Having struggled to fit into university life, Eve is overjoyed when this invitation is extended her way. But when a fellow society member is maliciously attacked, setting off a series of deadly incidents across the campus, she soon learns that there's a price to pay for being part of such an exclusive circle.

As society members are picked off one by one, Eve must race to unmask the killer before she becomes the next victim. But can she trust her new friends, or is there a traitor among them?

"Buried secrets, chilling murders and twists that keep you racing to the last page. Couldn't ask for more!" - P.C. Roscoe, author of How The Other Half Die.

"Simultaneously cosy and absolutely chilling. This should be required reading for spooky season." - Felicity Epps, author of A Grave Inheritance.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444984217

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tempest

Audience: Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Lauren Willmore studied Illustration for Children's Publishing at the North Wales School of Art before moving into writing. Alongside writing novels, Lauren also works with her husband to co-create graphic novels and has collated an anthology to raise money for the Comic Book Alliance. She lives in Northamptonshire with her husband, her two sons and their cat-dog chihuahua Nash. When not writing, Lauren also enjoys archery and baking elaborate cakes.

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