Detective Clover and the Mystery of the Manor

<p><strong>This book contains references to medical trauma child abuse and familial death.</strong></p><p> </p><p>Something is afoot in Terra Florens and Detective Clover Page-Bettencourt is lost. Armed with nothing but their name and cryptic visions of the past they befriend a peculiar group of misfits all with secrets of their own. </p><p> </p><p>As spring melts the darkness of winter Clover must relearn the beauty- and dangers- of their world. However with the shadows of history poisoning the kingdom it seems that there is more to fear than the magic-users across the water in eternal Avindre. </p><p> </p><p>With the last king assassinated his brother Valentijn has turned Terra Florens into something unrecognizable but the smoke of his factories smothers any rebellion in the hearts of his people.</p><p> </p><p>Wait for spring. Wait for summer. Wait for a time kinder than today.</p><p> </p><p>Detective Clover and the Mystery of The Manor is the first book in the Detective Clover series and creates the foundations of a magic and mystery-filled world. Inspired by the Victorian era it is written for fans of history and all enthralled by the fantastical. It is Ad Arnold's debut novel.</p><p> </p>