The House Woke First: A Moorwood Mysteries Novel (Book One) (The Moorwood Mysteries)
By Jane Brennan
A murdered historian. A haunted manor. A family with something to hide.
In the sleepy English town of Morwood, a woman is found dead beneath the apple trees of Moorwood Manor, a house whispered about for centuries. Locals say the house is alive, that it chooses who enters. That it remembers.
Inside, three generations of witches and one warlock live quietly under the radar. Hazel, once a globe-trotting enchantress, now runs a modest crystal shop. Her sister Margot, gifted (or cursed) with the ability to see the dead, has shut herself off from magic. And Aunt Dot? She’s still enchanting flowers and meddling in strangers’ love lives.
As Detective Inspector Rob Finn begins to investigate, he’s pulled into a world of magic he doesn’t understand and secrets the family would rather keep buried. But when the walls of Moorwood begin to shift — quite literally — and the dead start whispering again, the women are forced to confront a past that’s far more dangerous than any of them imagined.
Rich in atmosphere, laced with humour, and filled with unforgettable characters, The House Woke First is the start of a spellbinding new mystery series where the veil is thin, the house is watching, and the truth refuses to stay buried.
A murdered historian. A haunted manor. A family with something to hide.
In the sleepy English town of Morwood, a woman is found dead beneath the apple trees of Moorwood Manor, a house whispered about for centuries. Locals say the house is alive, that it chooses who enters. That it remembers.
Inside, three generations of witches and one warlock live quietly under the radar. Hazel, once a globe-trotting enchantress, now runs a modest crystal shop. Her sister Margot, gifted (or cursed) with the ability to see the dead, has shut herself off from magic. And Aunt Dot? She’s still enchanting flowers and meddling in strangers’ love lives.
As Detective Inspector Rob Finn begins to investigate, he’s pulled into a world of magic he doesn’t understand and secrets the family would rather keep buried. But when the walls of Moorwood begin to shift — quite literally — and the dead start whispering again, the women are forced to confront a past that’s far more dangerous than any of them imagined.
Rich in atmosphere, laced with humour, and filled with unforgettable characters, The House Woke First is the start of a spellbinding new mystery series where the veil is thin, the house is watching, and the truth refuses to stay buried.