Magic & Mystery Collection - Travis Baldree, Sarah Beth Durst, Robert Jackson Bennett, Heather Fawcett, Scott Lynch, Tananarive Due, J. M. Miro

Written by Travis Baldree, Sarah Beth Durst, Robert Jackson Bennett, Heather Fawcett, Scott Lynch, Tananarive Due, J. M. Miro
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Whodunit? The answer is absolutely spellbinding. In this genre-blending collection of short stories, seven award-winning and bestselling fantasy authors work their signature magic on the puzzle-box plot.

Whether unfolding in realities far-flung or deceptively familiar, these mysteries leave an irresistible trail of clues. Curated by John Joseph Adams, New York Times bestselling anthologist.

**Miss Gentle and the Case of the Very Flat Monk
A peculiar detective takes on a monastic murder mystery in a darkly funny fantasy short story by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Legends & Lattes series.

Nobody really liked Brother Gorm, but his untimely and abrupt descent from the abbey’s bell tower has the Order of Venerous the Petulant on edge.

Desperate to settle the case before the bishop returns, the abbot enlists the highly unorthodox investigator Miss Gentle.

As she clanks through the abbey in a full suit of armor, the cantankerous detective has no problem asking awkward questions—but will she get any answers?

**The Wednesday Witches Book Club
A book-loving witch finds magic and mystery in a whimsical short story about the transformative power of friendship and community by the New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop.

After a challenging divorce, Ashley joins a witchy book club in search of a new social life.

But when members start being transformed one by one, Ashley and the remaining book club members must uncover the culprit behind these sinister spells.

With time running out until she’s the next target, she turns to her grimoire for answers. Because what better way to catch a magical culprit than through stories?

**The Lion’s Tusk
An eccentric detective turns to the fantastical to solve a cold case in a short story by the Hugo Award–winning author of The Tainted Cup.

On a long carriage journey with her assistant Din, brilliant investigator Ana Dolabra ponders a solution to an impossible crime that has remained unsolved for centuries.

A lavish wedding for two noble scions of the Empire descended into chaos when the newlyweds were found murdered in their marriage bed.

But Ana—an expert in ancient myths, awakened beasts, and magic—knows that nothing is impossible, only unimaginable.

**A Labyrinth of Honeybees
New rulers meddle with the whims of the old gods in a lush and twisty short story of devotion, intrigue, and murder by the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Wilde series.

At a remote mountain temple, an inquisitor arrives to question a priestess about a pair of murders.

The keeper of the sacred garden, its bees, and its ever-changing hedge maze does have her secrets.

But what will protecting them cost her as she uncovers layers of conspiracy on both sides?

**The Wizard Who Kept Himself Suspicious
When egos clash during an assemblage of wizards, grandstanding displays of magic become a matter of murder in a witty and suspenseful short story by a New York Times bestselling author.

Curmudgeonly conjurer Shiverick joins a conclave of fellow wizards on the strangest beach in the world expecting the usual flashy outfits, hammy miracles, and predictable suspicions that his own powers are nil.

After all, he’s never so much as cast a spell in public. When accusations of fraud end in a flamboyant murder,

Shiverick must piece together the truth amid the chaos.

An observant and logical thinker, it’s his time to shine.

**Battle of the Round House
This spellbinding short story from the award-winning author of The Reformatory reimagines the Wild West through the eyes of a young Black girl with a gift.

1871: Ten-year-old Lucy Freeman and her family flee threats in Kentucky for a new life in the post–Civil War frontier.

Their refuge is Zipporah Ranch, a hidden settlement founded by Black women and children that thrives, if the folktales are true, on magic.

But a mob of bounty hunters is bringing hell to paradise, and it’s Lucy’s own secret magical ability that may be the only defense.

**The Cairndale Orphan
A world-weary detective and a mysterious young boy hunt an unspeakable terror in a haunting short story by the internationally bestselling author of Ordinary Monsters.

Horror is loose in the gaslit streets of London. David Pye, an urchin who barely escaped an orphanage fire, saw something terrible crawl out of the inferno.

Heeding his warning is Thomas Bromley, a disillusioned detective from Scotland Yard who knows the recent murders on his docket weren’t the work of an ordinary killer.

But when your guide has a strange affinity for the dead, where will the search for a monster lead?