The Batley Debacle
Meet Lissy Vaughn.
Artist. Singer. Student of the occult. One of the rare people born with magic in her blood.
Lissy has spent years dreaming of Blackhurst College, where young investigators are trained to deal with the supernatural threats hidden from the ordinary world. But lessons are one thing. Being sent into the field is another.
Pulled out of training alongside her roommate Bridget Purdy, Lissy is sent to a girls’ school in Batley to investigate reports of ghostly activity.
There’s only one problem. There’s no such thing as ghosts.
Something, however, has thrown a schoolgirl down four flights of stairs.
With only one school day to work out what happened, Lissy and Bridget have to question frightened pupils, follow impossible evidence and discover how much their training is really worth when the supernatural refuses to behave itself.
The Batley Debacle is a complete standalone Blackhurst adventure and a perfect introduction to Lissy, Bridget and the strange hidden world they are only beginning to understand.
Young Adult - Magic Academy - Mystery
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Blackhurst
Young Adult - Magic Academy - Mystery
Blackhurst is my young adult series, following 18-year-old Lissy Vaughn through her time at Blackhurst College as she trains to become an occult investigator.
Lissy is just a vet's daughter from Antrim, not one of the posh boys from Eton that the agency normally recruits. But she has something much more valuable than a private education.
Lissy was born with a magic in her blood, and an empowered voice that can shatter glass, or people, with equal ease.
Lissy has to find her place in the uniquely demanding college, learning about the world of the nameless agency she's sworn to serve, exploring the mysteries of Blackhurst itself and begins to get some real experience accompanying senior agents into the field.
Follow Lissy as she uncovers magical secrets, falls in love, and figures out what kind of agent she'll become.
