Charlotte E English

Detective. Judge. Executioner. Konrad Savast is the Malykant: foremost and most secret servant of the God of Death. His job? To track down the foulest of murderers and bring them to The Malykt's Justice. No mercy. No quarter. The Zolin Conspiracy: Out in the deep snow lies the body of a gentleman -- missing his head. Bogdan Zolin's death proves a mystery difficult to solve, for nobody seems to know anything about him at all. Konrad must delve deep into the hidden secrets of the aristocratic world -- a challenge that may prove dangerous indeed... The Tarasov Despite: Verinka Tarasovna dies alone in the street on a cold morning, cursing her brother's name. Was he her killer? Unhappy secrets lie buried beneath the semblance of a happy family, and the truth proves elusive. What's more, Verinka's ghost is not quite gone... The Malefic Curse: The body of a homeless man lies under a bridge, torn to pieces. His death was violent, merciless -- and delivered by something inhuman. The trail leads into the Spiritlands, and Konrad must follow, whatever dangers await. For something ancient and evil stalks the city at night... Shandral: Reeling in the aftermath of the malefic curse, the city of Ekamet knows no peace, for a new killer strikes. Two men lie dead, gaping holes where their eyes used to be; but Konrad is adrift in the wake of disaster. The Malykant must save the city once again, but can he first save himself? The Malykant faces four stone-cold killers in Death's Executioner, the concluding volume in the dark tales of Konrad Savast.

Detective. Judge. Executioner. Konrad Savast is the Malykant: foremost and most secret servant of the God of Death. His job? To track down the foulest of murderers and bring them to The Malykt's Justice. No mercy. No quarter. The Corpse Thieves: Danil Dubin is a murderer. He knows this because he's been told -- by the many witnesses to his crime. Only, he has no memory of it himself. It's part of a spate of similar killings, and Konrad must act. But how can he deliver The Malykt's justice to a man with no reason to kill, and no knowledge of his crime? The Spirit of Solstice: Solstice Eve, and Konrad is dragged from his bed to investigate the murder of a local wine merchant. The man's as dead as they come, but his spirit seems oddly unperturbed by his passing. Is it just the Solstice spirit, or is there something darker afoot? The House at Divoro: Hauled away to a post-Solstice house party, Konrad is unenthusiastic. Their host might have a taste for theatricals, but Konrad emphatically does not. But when a corpse turns up, mutilated and hidden in a pantry cupboard, Konrad learns that the house at Divoro harbours many a dark secret... Snowbound: Konrad may be finished with the coven at Divoro -- but are they finished with him? Forced to return to Divoro, Konrad does so with trepidation -- for murderers tend to run away from the Malykant, not towards. What dark purpose does the coven have in mind, and is he walking straight into a trap? With four dangerous new cases to solve, Death's Avenger pits the Malykant against new challenges and darker foes.

A witty, whimsical and charming contemporary fantasy series. This collection contains the first three installments of Modern Magick.

Detective. Judge. Executioner. Konrad Savast is the Malykant: foremost and most secret servant of the God of Death. His job? To track down the foulest of murderers and bring them to The Malykt's Justice. No mercy. No quarter. The Rostikov Legacy: When Konrad discovers the body of a wealthy society hostess lying in the cold, mist-shrouded reaches of the Bone Forest, the pressure is on to find her killer. Can he catch the killer without revealing himself as the Malykant? The Ivanov Diamond: When three people turn up dead, their immortal souls missing, Konrad's got a strange case on his hands. And it's clear that it's got something to do with the theft of a great and valuable diamond from one of Ekamet's wealthiest citizens... Myrrolen's Ghost Circus: When a corpse turns up in the middle of Myrrolena's famed circus, Konrad must uncover the weird truth behind the mysterious travelling show -- and without falling foul of its enigmatic Ringmistress, Myrrolena herself. Ghostspeaker: When a wealthy young woman takes her own life, Konrad is sent to investigate. Was it suicide, or murder? Or... both? To discover the truth, Konrad must navigate the combined perils of society gossip, an unregistered Ghostspeaker and a host of unquiet spirits. Dark fantasy meets gaslight meets murder mystery in this first volume of the Malykant Mysteries, containing Konrad Savast's first four cases.

The Lincolnshire Wolds, 1812. When housemaid Bessie Bell is thrown out into a cold October night, her prospects could scarcely seem worse. With nowhere to go and no one to help her, how will she survive? But on the road she meets a mysterious gentleman, and her fortunes take an immediate turn for the... strange. For the nightmare horse Tatterfoal stalks the fog-drenched Wolds, and Mr. Green is determined to catch him. But why? Caught up in a dark adventure, Bessie is swept far beyond the shores of England and into Faerie Aylfenhame. Dangers untold await the unwary in the Goblinlands, though the greatest dangers of all may lie right behind her. For Tatterfoal answers only to his master, the Goblin King...

Tilby, Lincolnshire, 1812. Born into modest wealth and impeccable respectability, Miss Isabel Ellerby is expected to make an advantageous marriage. But an encounter with a Faerie Rade brings changes thick and fast, and Isabel's safe and conventional life changes forever. When she meets the handsome Ferryman of Aylfenhame, Isabel knows there is no going back. Condemned and forgotten as he is, Isabel is his only hope - for she alone possesses the heart, the will and the strength to unravel the dark curse which binds him.

Tilby, Lincolnshire, 1811. Miss Sophia Landon is the unremarkable daughter of an impoverished clergyman. Her father's health is failing fast, but who wants to marry a woman without birth, beauty or wealth? Her prospects are limited indeed - until her friendship with the town's fae denizens earns her passage to the otherworldly realm of Aylfenhame. Could her fate truly lie beyond the shores of England? There she meets Aubranael, a young man with a warm heart and a ruined face. In Sophy he sees the answer to his loneliness, but how can a disfigured Aylir hope to win her heart? When a mysterious witch offers him the temporary gift of beauty, he eagerly accepts: and so begins an adventure that could change his life, and Sophy's, forever.

Lincoln, 1812. Grieving for a long-dead sister, Ilsevel is elated to learn that her twin may yet have survived -- and angry, for at the centre of this decades-old tale is the traitor Wodebean. A cheat he may be, but he holds the key to her sister's life, and Ilsevel will travel the length and breadth of England to find him. But can she do it alone? Son of a disgruntled baker, Phineas Drake slaves away his days in his father's pastry shop, dreaming of a better life. Delivering plum-cakes in the dark of a winter's dawn, he sees a mysterious lady darting through the snow -- alone, and in trouble. What can he do but follow? Caught up in the chaos of Ilsevel's quest, Phineas is far out of his depth -- or is he? For the baker's boy is clever, and fiercely loyal. Already a force to be reckoned with, My Lady Silver's nigh-on unstoppable with Phineas at her side. And she'll need to be, for her quest will take her deep into the lawless depths of the Hollow Hills... A dreamy historical fantasy from the author of Faerie Fruit.