by M. K. Hobson
Will Edwards enters 1911 with his world crumbling around him. The woman he loved has slipped away. His mother has lost her sanity, overwhelmed by the earth spirit she served for decades. His brother Ben, who helped him manage their family's dark magical inheritance, remains unreachable. Agents from a mysterious organization called the Agency hunt Will, determined to steal his power. Only his faithful companion Harley Briar stands by him. Together they track down Will's father, a man who abandoned both magic and his identity three decades earlier. Now Will must untangle the web of supernatural schemes that has trapped his family for generations. But first he faces an even harder task: forgiving the father who left him defenseless against the malevolent Aebedel Cowdray.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, fantasy
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, redemption
Setting: 1911
Period: 1911
390 pages · Demimonde
Content warnings: mental-illness