An Office for Odd Enquiries

Book One of the An Office for Odd Enquiries Series

The office remembers its former occupants. Unfortunately, its new owner is another matter entirely.

Hester Calder has spent years solving other people's problems. Opening her own private enquiry agency in the charming ward of Copperfold should be straightforward. Find suitable premises, hang a sign, attract paying clients and enjoy the peace of working alone. There's just one small complication. Her new office has a memory of its own, and it seems remarkably unwilling to acknowledge that she belongs there.

In Copperfold, magic is woven into everyday life. Doors remember familiar footsteps, letters occasionally follow old routes, and enchanted objects have an inconvenient habit of clinging to the past. For an investigator who believes in evidence, logic and a healthy degree of scepticism, it's a place overflowing with professional opportunities.

A goblin's missing walking stick, a door that refuses to recognise its resident, and a collection of misdirected letters soon have Hester questioning the reliability of magical memories. But when important correspondence begins going astray ahead of the ward's beloved Keeping of Lights celebration, she discovers that some mysteries require more than careful observation and a well-organised casebook.

Fortunately, Copperfold is full of people determined to help, including a generous café owner, a patient restoration specialist and neighbours who seem completely incapable of minding their own business. Hester would much prefer to maintain a professional distance, especially when friendship arrives without an appointment and affection proves impossible to itemise on an invoice.

As peculiar enquiries pile up and unexpected friendships blossom, Hester begins to suspect that the greatest mystery of all might be why everyone seems so determined to make her stay.

A delightful cozy fantasy filled with quirky magical mysteries, witty conversations, enchanting streets, found family, a gentle slow-burn romance, and the irresistible charm of an unlikely place to call home.

Perfect for readers who love Legends & Lattes, The Spellshop and Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries.

Step inside An Office for Odd Enquiries, where every mystery has a story, even the front door has an opinion, and there's always room for one more cup of tea.