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The Direst of the Diabolical
(2026)(The third book in the Ghastly Grimoire Mystery series)
A novel by Jeannie Wycherley
The truth has been filed away… but the dead never forget.
Zilla Chaplin works in permits at the Ministry of Witches. Her life ought to involve paperwork, awkward applicants, and the occasional dispute over broomstick regulations.
It should not involve murdered children, hidden archives, ancient effigy stones, or a conspiracy buried beneath decades of official records.
When an overlooked thread leads Zilla towards a forgotten case connected to Tumble Town’s Burial Place, she uncovers evidence that refuses to stay in the past. Children vanished. Records were altered. Names were carried through the system when they should never have been there at all.
The deeper she digs, the darker the truth becomes.
With Blue at her side, Wizard Dodo grumbling from the sidelines, and dangerous questions drawing unwanted attention, Zilla finds herself facing corruption that reaches into the heart of the Ministry itself.
Because while the Ministry has been keeping records, others have been keeping secrets.
Some artefacts do more than preserve history.
Some steal it.
And somewhere in the shadows, ancient watchers are waiting for balance to be restored.
A chilling paranormal cozy mystery filled with ghosts, hidden grimoires, ancient magic, conspiracies, found family, and the wonderfully peculiar world of Tumble Town.
The Direst of the Dire is Book Three in the Ghastly Grimoires series.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Welcome to the world of the Ghastly Grimoires
Step into a hidden magical London where forgotten grimoires whisper, ghosts linger longer than they should, and mysteries wait beneath the surface of everyday life.
The Ghastly Grimoires series follows Zilla Chaplin, a Ministry of Witches employee whose life ought to involve permits, paperwork and the occasional disagreement over broomstick regulations.
Instead, she keeps stumbling into mysteries.
From haunted records and impossible histories to ancient magic and hidden truths, Zilla’s growing collection of grimoires has a habit of revealing things that were never meant to be discovered.
Alongside her spectral-aware cat Blue, cantankerous ghost Wizard Dodo, loyal friend Humphrey, and an ever-growing assortment of magical curiosities, Zilla is discovering that magic has a habit of remembering.
Perfect for readers who enjoy paranormal cosy mysteries filled with hidden magic, quirky characters, humour and mysteries with a darker edge.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Zilla Chaplin works in permits at the Ministry of Witches. Her life ought to involve paperwork, awkward applicants, and the occasional dispute over broomstick regulations.
It should not involve murdered children, hidden archives, ancient effigy stones, or a conspiracy buried beneath decades of official records.
When an overlooked thread leads Zilla towards a forgotten case connected to Tumble Town’s Burial Place, she uncovers evidence that refuses to stay in the past. Children vanished. Records were altered. Names were carried through the system when they should never have been there at all.
The deeper she digs, the darker the truth becomes.
With Blue at her side, Wizard Dodo grumbling from the sidelines, and dangerous questions drawing unwanted attention, Zilla finds herself facing corruption that reaches into the heart of the Ministry itself.
Because while the Ministry has been keeping records, others have been keeping secrets.
Some artefacts do more than preserve history.
Some steal it.
And somewhere in the shadows, ancient watchers are waiting for balance to be restored.
A chilling paranormal cozy mystery filled with ghosts, hidden grimoires, ancient magic, conspiracies, found family, and the wonderfully peculiar world of Tumble Town.
The Direst of the Dire is Book Three in the Ghastly Grimoires series.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Welcome to the world of the Ghastly Grimoires
Step into a hidden magical London where forgotten grimoires whisper, ghosts linger longer than they should, and mysteries wait beneath the surface of everyday life.
The Ghastly Grimoires series follows Zilla Chaplin, a Ministry of Witches employee whose life ought to involve permits, paperwork and the occasional disagreement over broomstick regulations.
Instead, she keeps stumbling into mysteries.
From haunted records and impossible histories to ancient magic and hidden truths, Zilla’s growing collection of grimoires has a habit of revealing things that were never meant to be discovered.
Alongside her spectral-aware cat Blue, cantankerous ghost Wizard Dodo, loyal friend Humphrey, and an ever-growing assortment of magical curiosities, Zilla is discovering that magic has a habit of remembering.
Perfect for readers who enjoy paranormal cosy mysteries filled with hidden magic, quirky characters, humour and mysteries with a darker edge.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
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