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The Great Deception

Part of Section W
Published by Magpie
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Enter a world of deceivers, age old magic, and a war-torn world from bestselling author Syd Moore

1940. Britain invades a neutral Iceland. Daphne Devine is dropped into occupied territory to track a clairvoyant suspected of collaborating with the Nazis. As an undercover operative Daphne must navigate her way through a strange and alien landscape, where not all visitors are welcomed with open arms. When a new lead takes her North into Strandir, the land of sorcerers, she discovers new threats and is now no longer the hunter, but the hunted. Daphne must use every ounce of cunning and craft to outwit enemy agents...

About The Author

Syd Moore is best known for her Essex Witch Museum Mysteries (Strange Magic, Strange Sight, Strange Fascination, Strange Tombs and later in 2020, Strange Tricks). The series was shortlisted for the Good Reader Holmes and Watson Award 2018. She has twice been shortlisted for the CWA Short Story Dagger in 2019 and 2020. Her debut screenplay, Witch West, which she developed from an original idea, has been optioned by Hidden Door Productions and will be released in Autumn 2021. She lives in Essex.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Magpie (September 4, 2025)
  • Length: 352 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780861541638

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