Supernatural gifts

Sinister spirits

Long-buried secrets





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'Eerie and imaginative.' Alice Broadway

'A captivating debut full of ghostly intrigue.' Phil Hickes





When Delores Mackenzie is chased home by a restless spirit, she is sent to the mysterious Uncles in Edinburgh Old Town to learn how to control her unusual 'gifts'. Scared and alone, she finds her new home at the Tolbooth Book Store is full of curious surprises: some welcome, others less so. But when a sinister apparition threatens the lives of her strange new housemates, Delores must gather all her strength to save them.





Netflix's Wednesday meets Lockwood & Co with added Tartan Noir. 

Complete the whole series with The Haunted Life of Delores Mackenzie and Delores Mackenzie and the Dead of Winter.







- First in a supernatural trilogy for teens and young adults

- An enchanting and ghostly tale, set at a bookshop in the gothic Edinburgh Old Town

- Perfect for those who love the uncanny  

- Featuring a compelling cast of characters, including a grumpy gargoyle and teens with unique, paranormal 'Gifts'



Yvonne Banham grew up on an island off the coast of Cumbria and spent lots of time huddled on the wild beach with a scary book. When she left school, she couldn't decide whether to be a nurse, an artist, or a writer, so she tried them all but liked writing best. She believes in ghosts though she's never met one, and after five gloriously spooky years in Edinburgh, she now lives in Stirlingshire with her husband and their bold little terrier Bertie. When she's not writing, she's either hiking in the nearby hills or checking out creepy locations in search of new stories.