The Story
Featured in: Fangirlish and PW's
"New and Noteworthy"
Knives Out meets The Inheritance Games with magic in
this standalone supernatural thriller by Sarah Henning: thirteen witches, a
locked-room murder, and two non-magical sisters trapped in a deadly whodunit.
Ruby and her sister, Wren, are normal, middle-class Colorado high school
students working a summer job at the local Renaissance Fest to supplement their
meager college savings.
So when an eccentric old lady asks them to impersonate her long-absent
grandchildren at a fancy dinner party at the jaw-dropping rate of two
grandâeachâfor a single night⌠Wren insists itâs a no-brainer. Make some cash,
have some fun, do a good deed.
But less than an hour into the evening at the mysterious Hegemony Manor, Ruby
is sure she must have lost her mind to have agreed to this.
The hostess is dead, the gates are locked, and a magical curse ensures no one
can leave until they solve both her murder and the riddles she left behindâin
just three days. Because everyone else at this party is a powerful witch. And
if the witches realize Ruby and Wren are imposters? The sisters wonât make it
out of Hegemony Manor alive.
About the Author
Sarah Henning is the author of several books for young adults, including The Lies We Conjure; the Indies Introduce selection, Indie Next List pick, and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Sea Witch, and its sequel, Sea Witch Rising; The Princess Will Save You, The Queen Will Betray You, and The King Will Kill You; as well as Throw Like A Girl and its companion book, Itâs All in How You Fall.
She is also the author of the middle grade fantasy Monster Camp, and appears in the girls-in-sports anthology, Out of Our League. When not writing, she runs far too much with her friends, chases her two kids, and hangs out with her husband Justin, who doubles as her long-suffering IT department.
Henning lives in Lawrence, Kansas, hometown of Langston Hughes, William S. Burroughs, and a really good basketball team.
Description
Featured in: Fangirlish and PW's
"New and Noteworthy"
Knives Out meets The Inheritance Games with magic in
this standalone supernatural thriller by Sarah Henning: thirteen witches, a
locked-room murder, and two non-magical sisters trapped in a deadly whodunit.
Ruby and her sister, Wren, are normal, middle-class Colorado high school
students working a summer job at the local Renaissance Fest to supplement their
meager college savings.
So when an eccentric old lady asks them to impersonate her long-absent
grandchildren at a fancy dinner party at the jaw-dropping rate of two
grandâeachâfor a single night⌠Wren insists itâs a no-brainer. Make some cash,
have some fun, do a good deed.
But less than an hour into the evening at the mysterious Hegemony Manor, Ruby
is sure she must have lost her mind to have agreed to this.
The hostess is dead, the gates are locked, and a magical curse ensures no one
can leave until they solve both her murder and the riddles she left behindâin
just three days. Because everyone else at this party is a powerful witch. And
if the witches realize Ruby and Wren are imposters? The sisters wonât make it
out of Hegemony Manor alive.
About the Author
Sarah Henning is the author of several books for young adults, including The Lies We Conjure; the Indies Introduce selection, Indie Next List pick, and Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Sea Witch, and its sequel, Sea Witch Rising; The Princess Will Save You, The Queen Will Betray You, and The King Will Kill You; as well as Throw Like A Girl and its companion book, Itâs All in How You Fall.
She is also the author of the middle grade fantasy Monster Camp, and appears in the girls-in-sports anthology, Out of Our League. When not writing, she runs far too much with her friends, chases her two kids, and hangs out with her husband Justin, who doubles as her long-suffering IT department.
Henning lives in Lawrence, Kansas, hometown of Langston Hughes, William S. Burroughs, and a really good basketball team.
