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A Murder of Crows

Name: A Murder of Crows
Rating: 3.92 (12 reviews)
Author: Annie Kirke

Annie Kirke November 1, 2018

3.92 12 Ratings

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Synopsis

A dead father.

A missing Spirit.

An ancient manor with way too many locked doors.

But Abigail Crowe won’t let locked doors, corsets, or the straight-laced rules of Victorian society get in the way of finding the truth behind her father’s death. Of course, where illegal magic is involved, things are rarely as simple as they appear. Screams in the night, an insane gardener, and a murder blamed on her late father are only the beginning. Could her father actually be a murderer? What is Uncle Edward hiding in the attic? And perhaps most importantly—which family secrets are worth keeping locked up?

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