Gertie Goodspell is settling into village life: mild magic, an intermittently enchanted manor, and a talking cat with aristocratic opinions. She's even hoping for a peaceful week involving scones ? and maybe a hint of romance.

But when Maud Stibbons drops dead at the summer fete ? face-first in a gooey gateau ? everything changes.

A cryptic note found in her handbag points, rather pointedly, to Margrave Manor ? and by extension, to Gertie. Now the villagers are whispering, Maud's terrifying twin is staging an inquest, and even the cat seems quietly thrilled by the drama.

Gertie never asked to be Warden of a magical house with secrets ? but she is. And as Margrave begins to stir, so do the past, the truth ? and the suspects.

Witchy, witty and just the right amount of weird ? perfect for fans of talking cats, suspicious baked goods and magical murder without paperwork or proper procedure.