And is a teacher at exclusive Osthorne Academy for Young Mages, where young magic users go through high school and learn how to manage their talents. Ivy Gamble is not magic – but her twin sister Tabitha is. It’s very much a murder mystery, but the setting is a high school for mages, whether they are called witches, wizards or magicians, or whether they are simply said to “be magic”. Magic is real.Īnother way of putting it would be to say that Magic for Liars takes place in the world of either Harry Potter or The Magicians. It follows all of the conventions of its genre – except for one thing. Magic for Liars is a mystery in the exact same way that American Magic is a spy thriller. It's a great life and she doesn't wish she was like her estranged sister, the magically gifted professor Tabitha.īut when Ivy is hired to investigate the gruesome murder of a faculty member at Tabitha’s private academy, the stalwart detective starts to lose herself in the case, the life she could have had, and the answer to the mystery that seems just out of her reach. She is perfectly happy with her life-she has an almost-sustainable career as a private investigator, and an empty apartment, and a slight drinking problem. Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in this fantasy debut by rising star Sarah Gailey. Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo,

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