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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2017 | Young Adult
Gr 8—Frank Sampson is a 15-year-old forensic sorcerer for the Criminal Investigation Department of Doughnut City, a fictional place in England. In this supernatural murder mystery, magic is known and feared, but not understood. And most who practice it become blind by the time they reach 30. "What we've got here is a world where kids do all the seeing." This dystopian urban fantasy has an intriguing magic system heavily influenced by Catholicism, bureaucracy,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2018
Fifteen-year-old Frank Sampson, a junior forensic sorcerer lacking interpersonal skills, reluctantly teams up with Detective Constable Magdalena ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More