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Every Trick In The Book (The Magical Bookshop 1) Kindle Edition

by Liz Hedgecock (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 566 ratings
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Turning over a new leaf doesn’t always go according to plan...

When Jemma James takes a job at Burns Books, the second-worst secondhand bookshop in London, she finds her ambition to turn it around thwarted at every step. Raphael, the owner, is more interested in his newspaper than sales. Folio the bookshop cat has it in for Jemma, and the shop itself appears to have a mind of its own. Or is it more than that?

Gradually Jemma starts to make a difference ... and then the anonymous letters start arriving. Who is behind them, and why?

As the threats escalate, and the shop becomes increasingly turbulent, Jemma and Raphael must work together to find the culprit. And what else will Jemma find in her investigations?

Every Trick In The Book is the first in the Magical Bookshop humorous mystery series, set in modern London.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08CXLGG74
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ White Rhino Books (August 4, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 4, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1397 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 166 pages
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    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 566 ratings

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Liz Hedgecock grew up in London, England, did an English degree, and then took forever to start writing. After several years working in the National Health Service, some short stories crept into the world. A few even won prizes. Then the stories started to grow longer...

Now Liz travels between the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries, murdering people. To be fair, she does usually clean up after herself.

Liz’s reimaginings of Sherlock Holmes, her Pippa Parker cozy mystery series, and the Caster & Fleet Victorian mystery series (with Paula Harmon) are available in ebook and paperback.

Liz lives in Cheshire with her husband and two sons, and when she’s not writing or child-wrangling you can usually find her reading, messing about on Twitter, or cooing over stuff in museums and art galleries. That's her story, anyway, and she's sticking to it.

Further info lurks at http://lizhedgecock.wordpress.com. For bite-sized pieces, follow Liz on Twitter at @lizhedgecock.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating First Book
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2020
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This was a wonderful surprise. A cozy mystery with a touch of paranormal. Interesting and slightly quirky characters including the cat. Pleasant reading and it went by to fast. Looking forward to the next book, and I wish there were bookstores out there just like this one.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining relationship listening 🎵🎎
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2024
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This kindle e-book novella is from my Kindle Unlimited account book 1 of 6

Jemma loses her job and finds a job in a bookstore then the fun begins.

I would recommend this series and author to readers of fantasy relationships novels. 2024
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5.0 out of 5 stars Intro to an ... unusual bookstore
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2022
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Jemma needs a job and stumbles onto an odd bookstore, and gets a job. Someone is leaving threatening notes. She learns more about the store.
Interesting, likeable characters.
Looking forward to the next book.
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Claudia Fitzgerald
3.0 out of 5 stars fun read
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2020
Jemma looses her job and finds a new job as a bookseller's assistant at a small rundown shop in London. As she attempts to bring the shop up to date, they start receiving threading letters. As Jemma deals with the threatening letters, she also has to deal with the cat, Folio, and the shop which both have an attitude. Dealing with all three make for an entertaining read. Just a touch of the supernatural brings the shop to life.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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J. S. Bandich
4.0 out of 5 stars bookshop with Personality
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2021
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A delightful, original read. I love stories about books, bookshops and bookstore owners and I loved the uniqueness of this plot, without a murder, thank you, and just a hit of the magical. Glad it will be a series!
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SOM
5.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2021
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The bookshop itself is a character in this charming story that lets its feelings be known! I thoroughly enjoyed the quirkiness of Raphael, the confusion of Jemma, and the unpredictability of Folio, the cat. I am definitely going to read the next book in this series. Fun!
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Mad Margaret
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it ☺️
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2023
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Magical, whimsical, awesome and set in my favorite London street, Charing Cross Road. Highly recommended. Looking forward to the next one.
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Mark
4.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining!
Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2022
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Light and short, I read this in an evening. But the whole time I wondered where it was going. A mystery was solved, but I still wonder where it’s going…
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Bratati Gupta Bhaya
5.0 out of 5 stars Charming cozy entertainer
Reviewed in India on July 30, 2023
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This is a first one of a series wherein supernatural comes together with smartness to win the situation. Jemma James loses her job and comes upon Burns Bookstore and joins the same . The proprietor Raphael doesn't want the bookstore to do well, suspicious!! Jemma with her natural professionalism wants to make the book shop sucessful..will she be?? Shop has its own mind. In between comes the threatening letters.
Along with these two we have Folio, the cat, keeping with the atmosphere of the shop.
The story is light hearted and will bring a smile to you.
Will check the other in the series.
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M. J. R. ORTON
5.0 out of 5 stars Short but sweet
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2022
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What a fun short story, introducing an ordinary mundane woman discovering part of the world doesn't work the way she thinks it does.

I can't write too much here because it would spoil the plot, but there are so many neat concepts and questions that there just isn't enough plot-time to answer them all.

How does the bookshop stay open? Simple: there's always another box of books in the stockroom.
Why does taking a box of books out of the stockroom apparently fail to reduce the number of boxes in there? Well it seems that this might be tied up in the reason the bookshop exisits at all, but that's just my personal theory. It doesn't get explained in this book.

It seems the shop cannot communicate except by some form of dynamic modification to those boxes. If there is something it thinks you need to know then a relevant book will be at the top of the next box you open. Well, relevant by the shop's definition of "need to know" anyway.

Why does a bookshop which always seems to have that rare edition someone wants to buy, seem to want to be known as the second worst bookshop in London? Well, actually it doesn't, but it's complcated.

The cupboard under the kitchen sink only contains things the shop wants it to contain. If it agrees you need an item, such as a first aid kit, you will always find it just inside the door. Look for cleaning materials and the cupboard is empty. Huh? And why doesn't my kitchen sink cupboard work like that?

Why does the manager take no time at all to get dressed?
Did he do anything else before owning the bookshop?
Just how many generations of owners have there been anyway?
Too many questions and not enough answers.
Well not in this book...
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Annette
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely for a rainy afternoon!
Reviewed in Germany on October 30, 2022
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What a lovely surprise this book was! I read it in one go and thoroughly enjoyed the mysterious goings-on. Loved the characters, especially the cat and the bookshop. A bookshop as a character! What a neat idea. I'm off into the second book of the series!
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bookmonster
4.0 out of 5 stars Lighthearted read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2022
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It was fun and easy to read. Barely touching fantasy but nice in a genre populated with dragons and wars, to have something different.
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Daniel Sheppard
4.0 out of 5 stars Small time worthwhile
Reviewed in Canada on September 15, 2020
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I'm led to believe a big time author tried his hand at another genre.
It succeeds.
It's quirky, no heroics.
Get yourself a spot of tea, sit at the settee and enjoy a comfortable little read.
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