Nicki Thornton

Cut-Throat Cafe

The third magical murder mystery in the bestselling SethSeppi series, which started with The Last Chance Hotel- perfect for fans of Harry Potter and Robin Stevens!'This mystery is a worthy prizewinner ... a jolly, atmosphericmystery.' THE TIMES on book 1'Thornton, like [Agatha] Christie, can turn murder into athoroughly comforting bedtime read.' THE TELEGRAPH onbook 1'All kinds of fun' THE OBSERVER on book 1'Featuring magical antics, a talking cat and a locked-roommurder mystery, Seth's story reads like an old-school whodunnitwith added wizards and spells and echoes of ancient sorcery.'BOOKTRUST on book 1Seth and his talking cat Nightshade arrive in the magical townof Gramichee to gain an apprenticeship: he's finally read to qualifyas a magician.But he soon discovers that the existing apprentices are underattack at the town's Scrumdiddlyumptious Café, which is farmore deadly than it is delightful.Seth's got his hands full, as usual. Can he pass his exams, discoverwho's murdering the apprentices, and stop them before theystrike again? A thrilling magical murder mystery for young readers!The third book in the Seth Seppi Mysteriesseries, following The Last Chance Hotel and TheBad Luck LighthouseReaders will love guessing whodunnit with the novel'sfantastic ensemble cast, grounded by the brilliantly relatableSeth and his magical cat, NightshadeNightshade the cat becomes the star of her very own adventurein the first book Nicki Thornton's new series, The HowlingHag Mystery!