Ink and Shadows
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Ink and Shadows
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.
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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