Bavaria, 1776. When Albrecht Durer the Much Much Younger's Frog Prints go missing, he knows exactly where to turn for help. Gretel (yes, that Gretel), now 35 and still living with her gluttonous brother Hans, is the country's most famous private investigator, and she leaps at the opportunity to travel to cosmopolitan Nuremberg to take on the case. But amid the hubbub of the city s annual sausage festival, Gretel struggles to find any clues that point toward the elusive thief.
Even with the aid of the chatty mice living under her bed, the absent prints remain stubbornly out of view, and Gretel is forced to get creative in her search for the truth."
Review :
Brackston's first novel offers well-crafted characters in an absorbing plot and an altogether delicious blend of historical fiction and fantasy. "
It's almost impossible not to root for the underdog in this magical twist on the classic David vs. Goliath tale. "
There's a whiff of Harry Potter in the witchy conflict a battle between undeveloped young magical talent and old malevolence at the heart of this sprightly tale of spells and romance. "
A sensitive, beautifully written account. If the Bronte sisters had penned magical realism, this would have been the result. "
Brackston delivers an intimate paranormal romance that grounds its fantasy in the reality of a 19th century Welsh farm. "
Brackston''s first novel offers well-crafted characters in an absorbing plot and an altogether delicious blend of historical fiction and fantasy. "
It''s almost impossible not to root for the underdog in this magical twist on the classic David vs. Goliath tale. "
There''s a whiff of Harry Potter in the witchy conflict a battle between undeveloped young magical talent and old malevolence at the heart of this sprightly tale of spells and romance. "
