# Hecate Cavendish and the Angel of Death, Vol. 1

By **Paula Brackston**

- ISBN-13: 9781250284068
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press
- Pages: 304
- Published: 10 Nov 2026
- Language: en
- Categories: Fantasy, Horror, Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical

## About this book

Hecate Cavendish and the Angel of Death is the first volume of the atmospheric Hecate Cavendish series. This work of historical fiction follows an eccentric Victorian woman serving as the Assistant Librarian at Hereford Cathedral. Hecate manages the ancient chained library and acts as a guardian to a magical medieval map. She possesses the rare ability to see ghosts, forming deep bonds with the lost souls haunting the cathedral grounds.

In this supernatural mystery, Hecate assists a heartbroken Welsh warrior while navigating a changing professional landscape under a new Master of the Library. As a savage murderer terrorizes the city, Inspector Winter seeks Hecate's unique skills to stop the killings. She must balance her evolving relationship with Gil Wheatley and her duties to the dead to defeat a vengeful phantom.

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