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DI Adams #4
Hexed in Hawes
There’s more than one way to get to Faery. It’s getting back that’s the problem…
DI Adams is not having a good summer. Her house has been hexed. Her DCI’s muttering about mental health breaks. Her invisible dog keeps disappearing at inopportune moments. And to top it all off, her parents have just turned up, determined to experience all Yorkshire has to offer.
And they're going to get more than they bargained for, because someone else has turned up too.
He calls himself Velmyr Duskthorn, Lord of the Fae, and he's demanding a powerful book Adams doesn’t have, can’t get, and couldn’t hand over anyway – unless she fancies starting an inter-species war.
But when her parents go missing, the whole game changes.
Now Adams is racing against rogue portals, dangerous sheep, and trigger-happy farmers, plus the closing net of her own colleagues. Her allies are thinning out fast, but she still has her duck, her Dandy, and one very large stick. And this is her family.
So if Faery wants to fight? Come on and give it a go …
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This is book five in the DI Adams Mysteries, which began somewhat further south with What Happened in London, before heading to Yorkshire in All Out of Leeds.
The DI Adams Mysteries contain no graphic violence, scenes of a sexual nature, or strong language, but they do contain some blasphemy, as well as a truly disturbing level of caffeine consumption.
DI Adams is not having a good summer. Her house has been hexed. Her DCI’s muttering about mental health breaks. Her invisible dog keeps disappearing at inopportune moments. And to top it all off, her parents have just turned up, determined to experience all Yorkshire has to offer.
And they're going to get more than they bargained for, because someone else has turned up too.
He calls himself Velmyr Duskthorn, Lord of the Fae, and he's demanding a powerful book Adams doesn’t have, can’t get, and couldn’t hand over anyway – unless she fancies starting an inter-species war.
But when her parents go missing, the whole game changes.
Now Adams is racing against rogue portals, dangerous sheep, and trigger-happy farmers, plus the closing net of her own colleagues. Her allies are thinning out fast, but she still has her duck, her Dandy, and one very large stick. And this is her family.
So if Faery wants to fight? Come on and give it a go …
◆◆◆
This is book five in the DI Adams Mysteries, which began somewhat further south with What Happened in London, before heading to Yorkshire in All Out of Leeds.
The DI Adams Mysteries contain no graphic violence, scenes of a sexual nature, or strong language, but they do contain some blasphemy, as well as a truly disturbing level of caffeine consumption.
368 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 23, 2025
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Kim M. Watt
42 books336 followersHello lovely people!
I’m Kim (as you may have guessed, given that you're on the author page for Kim). I write funny fantasies and off-beat cosy (or cozy, depending where you're from) mysteries set in a world not so dissimilar to ours - and in fact sharing many locations.
And in this not-dissimilar world you'll find mystery-solving dragons with a strong affection for barbecues and scones, and snarky feline PIs with human sidekicks. You'll run across baking-obsessed reapers running petting cafes stocked with baby ghouls, Apocalyptic riders on Vespas, and women of a certain age Getting Things Done. There may even be the odd born-again troll redefining troll-ness for the modern age about the place.
You'll find myth and reality clashing in small and spectacular ways, and discover the healing magic of tea and a really good lemon drizzle cake.
But, most of all, there will be friendship, and loyalty, and people of all species looking out for one another. Because these, above all things, are magic.
And you can find me rambling on about all this (and more) over on my website, or join me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for bad puns and many, many cat memes. Many.
Come join me!
I’m Kim (as you may have guessed, given that you're on the author page for Kim). I write funny fantasies and off-beat cosy (or cozy, depending where you're from) mysteries set in a world not so dissimilar to ours - and in fact sharing many locations.
And in this not-dissimilar world you'll find mystery-solving dragons with a strong affection for barbecues and scones, and snarky feline PIs with human sidekicks. You'll run across baking-obsessed reapers running petting cafes stocked with baby ghouls, Apocalyptic riders on Vespas, and women of a certain age Getting Things Done. There may even be the odd born-again troll redefining troll-ness for the modern age about the place.
You'll find myth and reality clashing in small and spectacular ways, and discover the healing magic of tea and a really good lemon drizzle cake.
But, most of all, there will be friendship, and loyalty, and people of all species looking out for one another. Because these, above all things, are magic.
And you can find me rambling on about all this (and more) over on my website, or join me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for bad puns and many, many cat memes. Many.
Come join me!
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November 9, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL
'Hexed In Hawes' is the best DI Adams book in the series so far. It has more tension than the earlier books. It gave me a deeper insight into DI Adams, introduced a fairly scary Fae, moved the story arc forward and still delivered the cheerful chaos that I enjoy so much.
The DI Adams books have always been a little harder-edged than the Beaufort Scales of Gobbelino London books that I've read. Most of that is down to Adams herself. She's only reluctantly involved in the world of the Folk. She mostly resents the demands it makes on her, especially, perhaps, because no one ever tells her in advance what those demands are. Adams defaults to an adversarial I'd-arrest-you-if-I-could approach to magic users and Folk, partly because they want to use magic to do bad things, and partly because arresting people is what makes her feel that the world has an order that she can control.
In 'Hexed In Hawes' DI Adams gets to give her adversarial instincts full rein. She's been targeted by a Fae Lord. Worse than that, the Fae Lord has threatened her parents. This ramps up the tension in the book. For the first time, I felt that DI Adams was at risk.
The Fae that Adams is facing off with is scary: ruthless, arrogant and powerful. I loved that, even while making me believe in the Fae Lord as a threat, Kim Watt managed to ridicule his sense of entitlement and narcissism in a way that made Adams' contempt for him clear. In the end, I think it was clear that Adams is scarier than a Fae Lord. I think she's the only one who can't see that.
Underneath the tension, there was, of course, a gentle current of humour. It's a book filled with cheerful chaos, where moments of tension often just burst into unplanned, noisy, disruptive action that somehow feels like a benediction.
For me, one of the best things about 'Hexed In Hawes' was that I got to meet Adams' parents, who have come to Yorkshire to spend a week's holiday with her. They were a delight. The banter between them made me smile. They explained a lot about Adams. I was glad to see that Adams wasn't from a long line of magic users that her mother had kept secret. She is the product of a loving family and her own doggedly structured way of looking at the world.
'Hexed In Hawes' is the best DI Adams book in the series so far. It has more tension than the earlier books. It gave me a deeper insight into DI Adams, introduced a fairly scary Fae, moved the story arc forward and still delivered the cheerful chaos that I enjoy so much.
The DI Adams books have always been a little harder-edged than the Beaufort Scales of Gobbelino London books that I've read. Most of that is down to Adams herself. She's only reluctantly involved in the world of the Folk. She mostly resents the demands it makes on her, especially, perhaps, because no one ever tells her in advance what those demands are. Adams defaults to an adversarial I'd-arrest-you-if-I-could approach to magic users and Folk, partly because they want to use magic to do bad things, and partly because arresting people is what makes her feel that the world has an order that she can control.
In 'Hexed In Hawes' DI Adams gets to give her adversarial instincts full rein. She's been targeted by a Fae Lord. Worse than that, the Fae Lord has threatened her parents. This ramps up the tension in the book. For the first time, I felt that DI Adams was at risk.
The Fae that Adams is facing off with is scary: ruthless, arrogant and powerful. I loved that, even while making me believe in the Fae Lord as a threat, Kim Watt managed to ridicule his sense of entitlement and narcissism in a way that made Adams' contempt for him clear. In the end, I think it was clear that Adams is scarier than a Fae Lord. I think she's the only one who can't see that.
Underneath the tension, there was, of course, a gentle current of humour. It's a book filled with cheerful chaos, where moments of tension often just burst into unplanned, noisy, disruptive action that somehow feels like a benediction.
For me, one of the best things about 'Hexed In Hawes' was that I got to meet Adams' parents, who have come to Yorkshire to spend a week's holiday with her. They were a delight. The banter between them made me smile. They explained a lot about Adams. I was glad to see that Adams wasn't from a long line of magic users that her mother had kept secret. She is the product of a loving family and her own doggedly structured way of looking at the world.
November 16, 2025
This by far was the best of the Kim M. Watt tales devoted to D. I. (Detective Inspector) Adams. The Lord of the Fae attempts to blackmail D. I. Adams into turning over a sorcerer's book of spells in return for protection of Adams' parents. Devious, deranged and filled with hate for humans. Is the spook really a Lord?
Watt takes the reader on a madcap romp through the dales and fens of northern England with help from an unlikely, wannabe witch and a curator of things "folk." Thompson, our talking cat, is also along to help. "Am I really talking to a cat?" one character suggests.
These are stand alone stories, however they do build upon one another, so it is best to read them in order of their publication. Fun urban fantasy. Light reading.
Watt takes the reader on a madcap romp through the dales and fens of northern England with help from an unlikely, wannabe witch and a curator of things "folk." Thompson, our talking cat, is also along to help. "Am I really talking to a cat?" one character suggests.
These are stand alone stories, however they do build upon one another, so it is best to read them in order of their publication. Fun urban fantasy. Light reading.
October 12, 2025
If you’ve been reading DI Adams’ adventures on the borders between the human and non-human worlds for a while, you hardly need my review: this is up to Kim’s usual standard, so off to your usual suppliers for a fix.
If this is your first encounter, you might get a bit lost, so off to your usual supplier for a full set.
Either way, this latest venture is a delight (not that Adams would necessarily agree). Threatened by a powerful fae, she is joined by police colleagues, friends – human and other – and her parents, Gloria and Hugh. We even get to learn her first name.
I’m really hoping that in a future volume, Gloria will get to meet the ladies of the Toot Hansell WI. That should be an interesting bake-off!
If this is your first encounter, you might get a bit lost, so off to your usual supplier for a full set.
Either way, this latest venture is a delight (not that Adams would necessarily agree). Threatened by a powerful fae, she is joined by police colleagues, friends – human and other – and her parents, Gloria and Hugh. We even get to learn her first name.
I’m really hoping that in a future volume, Gloria will get to meet the ladies of the Toot Hansell WI. That should be an interesting bake-off!
October 23, 2025
I got an ARC to be able to write an early review. As always, this book was such a joy to read. Certainly more tense compared to earlier books in the series, but so much fun!
October 14, 2025
A very exciting and tense adventure for the long suffering DI Adams. Stranded in the charming dales village of Hawes with her parents after a fae related incident, DI Adams has a race against time to save her family (and friends) from being trapped forever in another dimension. As ever this a compulsive read, I tried to read to read slowly and savour the story, but I just had to know what happened.
October 24, 2025
Amazing as Always
I knew Kim could handle Fae properly and was not disappointed. The Gentry is fantastic, the plot moves fast, and there is both action and heart. I love this series and this entry keeps it going perfectly.
I knew Kim could handle Fae properly and was not disappointed. The Gentry is fantastic, the plot moves fast, and there is both action and heart. I love this series and this entry keeps it going perfectly.
November 3, 2025
2025 bk 149 D.I. Adams is back and so are her new friends, including Dandy and Thompson. A fae has targeted Adams. He wants the sorcerers book and tries to convince her to give it to him, by hexing her home. Now living out of her car, Adams has a plethora of problems - her boss is eyeing her and telling her to take her leave and stop policing, her parents are arriving for their vacation, and the threats get more menacing as they now involve harm to her parents. Sometimes it is just hard to tell who are the good guys and who are the bad ones. It takes all of her strength, her friends, and a ghost army to resolve the issues in this case.
October 23, 2025
This is the fourth solo outing for DI Adams, not counting the prequel “What Happened in London” (which explained why Adams is not keen on bridges) and yet again Ms Watt provides a hugely enjoyable tale that takes off from the starting gate at a flat out gallop as if all the demons in hell (or Faerie) were on its heels. You don’t need to have read the previous books to enjoy this one as Ms Watt is very good at slipping in brief explanations without interrupting the flow. However, if you haven’t read the previous books or the Beaufort Scales books where Adams first appears (trying to keep the Toot Hansell WI and dragons out of trouble) you may miss some of the nuances. All opinions in this review are my own.
This book launches us straight into trouble. Have you ever woken in the night certain you heard something and lain there trying not to move in case it’s in the room with you? After a menacing midnight encounter, Adams finds herself homeless, her mental health in doubt, desperately following a trail of unlikely clues leading to increasingly untenable solutions. Someone wants something from her - something so dangerous that she has hidden it away - and they are threatening everything she holds dear. And then, as she is struggling to keep her parents from finding out about the magical side of the world, they go missing, and a serious situation becomes terrifyingly personal.
Around all this, Adams’ colleagues (as she describes them), both police and civilian, rally round to help with their own particular skills and quirks. Anyone else but Adams would call them “friends”, but she’s always struggled with that concept, and fears that friendship and loyalty will drag them all into danger with her – as if that would stop them! Her invisible dog keeps disappearing on business of his own, and Thompson the snarky cat is also making himself scarce when he can, and a return (for his fans) of Fergus, rounds out the cast. Adams maintains her use of basic policing skills, lock picks, a rubber duck/torch and a multitool on a keyring, and a big stick (which has been upgraded from a mere extendable baton to something with more weight), but ultimately it all comes down to a showdown across the gateway into Faerie, and once you’re in getting out again will be next to impossible.
Despite, or perhaps because of, what is happening being so grim in places, there are moments of pure laugh-out-loud humour peppered throughout the story in Ms Watts own inimitable style. Meeting Adams’ parents allows us insights into her childhood and family life that perhaps hint at how she became so impervious to magical distractions. I imagine her as a child, visiting Narnia and giving the White Witch a parking ticket for just abandoning her sleigh when the snow melts, before we even get to charges for kidnapping and murder. Seeing things just as they are without going mad may well be a family trait.
Another wonderful adventure full of crazy ideas which might just – oh, sorry, actually do work. I cannot recommend this highly enough.
And don't forget to download your free short story "Vinho & Verdade" as Collins tries to have a relaxing night out...
This book launches us straight into trouble. Have you ever woken in the night certain you heard something and lain there trying not to move in case it’s in the room with you? After a menacing midnight encounter, Adams finds herself homeless, her mental health in doubt, desperately following a trail of unlikely clues leading to increasingly untenable solutions. Someone wants something from her - something so dangerous that she has hidden it away - and they are threatening everything she holds dear. And then, as she is struggling to keep her parents from finding out about the magical side of the world, they go missing, and a serious situation becomes terrifyingly personal.
Around all this, Adams’ colleagues (as she describes them), both police and civilian, rally round to help with their own particular skills and quirks. Anyone else but Adams would call them “friends”, but she’s always struggled with that concept, and fears that friendship and loyalty will drag them all into danger with her – as if that would stop them! Her invisible dog keeps disappearing on business of his own, and Thompson the snarky cat is also making himself scarce when he can, and a return (for his fans) of Fergus, rounds out the cast. Adams maintains her use of basic policing skills, lock picks, a rubber duck/torch and a multitool on a keyring, and a big stick (which has been upgraded from a mere extendable baton to something with more weight), but ultimately it all comes down to a showdown across the gateway into Faerie, and once you’re in getting out again will be next to impossible.
Despite, or perhaps because of, what is happening being so grim in places, there are moments of pure laugh-out-loud humour peppered throughout the story in Ms Watts own inimitable style. Meeting Adams’ parents allows us insights into her childhood and family life that perhaps hint at how she became so impervious to magical distractions. I imagine her as a child, visiting Narnia and giving the White Witch a parking ticket for just abandoning her sleigh when the snow melts, before we even get to charges for kidnapping and murder. Seeing things just as they are without going mad may well be a family trait.
Another wonderful adventure full of crazy ideas which might just – oh, sorry, actually do work. I cannot recommend this highly enough.
And don't forget to download your free short story "Vinho & Verdade" as Collins tries to have a relaxing night out...
October 19, 2025
Duck? Check! Chocolate? Lots! Very big stick? Oh yes! Caffeine? Most certainly! You’re going to need your complete arsenal as you open the pages of DI Adams newest mystery. If you’ve met DI Adams before, then you’ll be no stranger to this checklist. If this is your first time, I strongly suggest you collect up all the items listed and if you happen to have an invisible dog (powered by caffeine and stolen toast) or a rather sarcastic cat (prefers mackerel or tuna), then they should be gathered up, too. This adventure is a real rollercoaster which is what happens when certain detectives inspectors are forced to have a few days on holiday where there’s no one they can arrest.
We open with our illustrious DI being threatened by a Lord of the Fae which of course she doesn’t take kindly to, although as she knows “Toot Hansell stuff” tends to be serious, she also doesn’t take at all lightly even if Dandy hadn’t been blocking entry to her own home and coffee source. Soon she has rounded up help from Chloe and Collins to identify just how serious it is when her mum, Gloria, and dad, Hugh, arrive just as the Detective Chief Inspector Maud Taylor raises an eyebrow at what our Adams has got herself into this time. Deeming the house to be hexed, Adams and her perplexed mum and dad are packed off to Maud’s holiday cottage on the outskirts of Hawes for what should be a restful break with a cheese factory and a rope museum to while away the days.
Adams… restful? Maybe for 30 minutes as she drinks a coffee. Before you know it, Rory and his dogs have met them in Hawes with a pile of books, Gloria and Hugh are making friends with local farmers and Lord Velmyr is causing more trouble amongst the pub-goers of Hawes in case Adams had forgotten him. What follows next is a chase across the most beautifully described Yorkshire Dales, some very strangely behaving sheep, portals opening in the unlikeliest of places and people vanishing so rapidly that you’re left thinking if Adams can’t arrest someone, she may just bite them instead.
And if that didn’t get your heart rate up, there’s a river, a stone circle and a faery ring to add to the mix. Oh and we also get to hear not just Adams being called by her first name but also her pet name!
Just stay out from under the stairs and you’ll be fine.
I had an ARC of this title for an honest review. I’ll still buy the book because they’re just so much fun to read, re-read and read again. So long as you have your duck, your chocolate and your very big stick.
We open with our illustrious DI being threatened by a Lord of the Fae which of course she doesn’t take kindly to, although as she knows “Toot Hansell stuff” tends to be serious, she also doesn’t take at all lightly even if Dandy hadn’t been blocking entry to her own home and coffee source. Soon she has rounded up help from Chloe and Collins to identify just how serious it is when her mum, Gloria, and dad, Hugh, arrive just as the Detective Chief Inspector Maud Taylor raises an eyebrow at what our Adams has got herself into this time. Deeming the house to be hexed, Adams and her perplexed mum and dad are packed off to Maud’s holiday cottage on the outskirts of Hawes for what should be a restful break with a cheese factory and a rope museum to while away the days.
Adams… restful? Maybe for 30 minutes as she drinks a coffee. Before you know it, Rory and his dogs have met them in Hawes with a pile of books, Gloria and Hugh are making friends with local farmers and Lord Velmyr is causing more trouble amongst the pub-goers of Hawes in case Adams had forgotten him. What follows next is a chase across the most beautifully described Yorkshire Dales, some very strangely behaving sheep, portals opening in the unlikeliest of places and people vanishing so rapidly that you’re left thinking if Adams can’t arrest someone, she may just bite them instead.
And if that didn’t get your heart rate up, there’s a river, a stone circle and a faery ring to add to the mix. Oh and we also get to hear not just Adams being called by her first name but also her pet name!
Just stay out from under the stairs and you’ll be fine.
I had an ARC of this title for an honest review. I’ll still buy the book because they’re just so much fun to read, re-read and read again. So long as you have your duck, your chocolate and your very big stick.
October 14, 2025
I received a copy of this book for an honest review.
I absolutely loved it. It’s exciting, tense and scary at times, the tension never lets up right to the end.
Adams is woken from sleep but not by Dandy who’s not in his usual spot on the bed. She feels that someone has been in her house and goes to investigate. When outside she meets a self proclaimed Lord of the Fae who orders her to bring him the book.
The only book she can think of is the sorcerers book she acquired from a previous adventure which she has given to the dragons to keep safe, which she can’t give him.
When she tries to re-enter her house Dandy, who has reappeared, prevents her from entering, her house has been Hexed.
Unable to enter her home Adams goes to work early where she is reminded that she’s due to go on holiday as her parents are arriving for a visit. However Adams can’t have them entering a Hexed house, so Maud the DCI in charge offers them the use of her holiday home in Hawes.
This begins a race against time to stop the Fae Lord and protect her parents and co workers from him as well as protect herself from a complaint to the police complaints commission that she may be having a mental health break.
The story is set in the beautiful Yorkshire dales involving one of the many hill top farms, with sheep, sink holes, cave systems and stone circles.
Adams is helped as well as hindered by friends old and new, by sarcastic cats and metal ones as well as dogs, sheep and farmers.
Can she save her parents from the Fae and keep them from being lost for all time. Well this is Adams, she is a police officer, she has a duck and a big stick and she’ll do what ever it takes to protects and serve.
I absolutely loved it. It’s exciting, tense and scary at times, the tension never lets up right to the end.
Adams is woken from sleep but not by Dandy who’s not in his usual spot on the bed. She feels that someone has been in her house and goes to investigate. When outside she meets a self proclaimed Lord of the Fae who orders her to bring him the book.
The only book she can think of is the sorcerers book she acquired from a previous adventure which she has given to the dragons to keep safe, which she can’t give him.
When she tries to re-enter her house Dandy, who has reappeared, prevents her from entering, her house has been Hexed.
Unable to enter her home Adams goes to work early where she is reminded that she’s due to go on holiday as her parents are arriving for a visit. However Adams can’t have them entering a Hexed house, so Maud the DCI in charge offers them the use of her holiday home in Hawes.
This begins a race against time to stop the Fae Lord and protect her parents and co workers from him as well as protect herself from a complaint to the police complaints commission that she may be having a mental health break.
The story is set in the beautiful Yorkshire dales involving one of the many hill top farms, with sheep, sink holes, cave systems and stone circles.
Adams is helped as well as hindered by friends old and new, by sarcastic cats and metal ones as well as dogs, sheep and farmers.
Can she save her parents from the Fae and keep them from being lost for all time. Well this is Adams, she is a police officer, she has a duck and a big stick and she’ll do what ever it takes to protects and serve.
October 20, 2025
I've been reading Kim Watts for a few years now and greatly enjoyed the latest in the DI Adams series. I think it probably could be read as a standalone. DI Adams starts out as a character in the cozier mystery books set around the slightly strange, slightly magical village of Toot Hansell in the Yorkshire Dales and now Adams is getting a series all of her own. I like all of Kim's writing but I think DI Adams is taking the lead as my current favourite.
DI Adams came up to Yorkshire from being a detective in the Met in London, and after some traumatic experiences on a case that turned out not to be mental illness after all, but real strange creatures that for a little while, were indeed out to get her.
Book 5 is settled into Yorkshire and expecting a visit from her parents - but just before they arrive her rental house is hexed by a fey - a very arrogant, upmarket, member of the "gentry". Her parents don't know about the other world, so there is a lot of fast footwork needed to keep them safe while not telling them what is going on.
There are some splendid scenes - I particularly like the whole scene as to what is in the broom cupboard under the stairs in a holiday cottage.
All the regulars are back - Collins, Thompson the Watch cat, Dandy the red eyed invisible dog of variable size plus new from the previous book, Fergus the mechanical cat. Rory is back with his two sheep dogs and things of course get complicated - but with style. As ever, a great sense of reality and I particularly loved the sheep herding display scene - rang very true.
DI Adams came up to Yorkshire from being a detective in the Met in London, and after some traumatic experiences on a case that turned out not to be mental illness after all, but real strange creatures that for a little while, were indeed out to get her.
Book 5 is settled into Yorkshire and expecting a visit from her parents - but just before they arrive her rental house is hexed by a fey - a very arrogant, upmarket, member of the "gentry". Her parents don't know about the other world, so there is a lot of fast footwork needed to keep them safe while not telling them what is going on.
There are some splendid scenes - I particularly like the whole scene as to what is in the broom cupboard under the stairs in a holiday cottage.
All the regulars are back - Collins, Thompson the Watch cat, Dandy the red eyed invisible dog of variable size plus new from the previous book, Fergus the mechanical cat. Rory is back with his two sheep dogs and things of course get complicated - but with style. As ever, a great sense of reality and I particularly loved the sheep herding display scene - rang very true.
October 24, 2025
I received this book as an ARC reader for an honest review:
This was such a fun read with all the sarcastic silliness that makes Kim. M. Watt's books so captivating and addictive.
This one however (spoiler), has a more personal note to it and Adam's actions aren't as measured as they would be normally.
It was great to see another side to Adam's, I know she has a very protective nature towards 'The Dandy', but this time her parents are involved and her urgency in saving them means she's not thinking or going about this as an investigation. Her heart is ruling her head, obviously.
Adam's parents are brilliantly written and you can clearly see why Adam's is the way she is.
'The Dandy' was an unsung hero again, never fully recognised as the brilliant dog/'Dandy' that he is. Adam's sees him just disappearing at the crucial moments, but he is definitely doing his part, mainly eating things, but eating important, dangerous things as well as everything else!
Adam's has quite the crew around her now and I enjoyed reading their interactions and the different strengths that they bring to the table, I realise that they've been introduced slowly throughout the series, but It feels right that Adam's isn't all on her own in the very strange world that she has to contend with, constantly trying to protect the people around her from finding out the truth.
This has been one of my favourite books in the series and can't wait for the next one.
This was such a fun read with all the sarcastic silliness that makes Kim. M. Watt's books so captivating and addictive.
This one however (spoiler), has a more personal note to it and Adam's actions aren't as measured as they would be normally.
It was great to see another side to Adam's, I know she has a very protective nature towards 'The Dandy', but this time her parents are involved and her urgency in saving them means she's not thinking or going about this as an investigation. Her heart is ruling her head, obviously.
Adam's parents are brilliantly written and you can clearly see why Adam's is the way she is.
'The Dandy' was an unsung hero again, never fully recognised as the brilliant dog/'Dandy' that he is. Adam's sees him just disappearing at the crucial moments, but he is definitely doing his part, mainly eating things, but eating important, dangerous things as well as everything else!
Adam's has quite the crew around her now and I enjoyed reading their interactions and the different strengths that they bring to the table, I realise that they've been introduced slowly throughout the series, but It feels right that Adam's isn't all on her own in the very strange world that she has to contend with, constantly trying to protect the people around her from finding out the truth.
This has been one of my favourite books in the series and can't wait for the next one.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 25, 2025
Fairy portals, Fae lords, and parental visits, oh my!
Let me introduce you to DI Jeanette Adams. She lives in the Yorkshire Dales and she can see “folk”. Her defence tools: a duck light keychain, a big stick, Yorkie chocolate bars, and an invisible demon dog, check. Proceed full speed ahead to a Fae encounter of the worst kind. In Hexes in Hawes, DI Adams has run afoul of the Fae Lord Velmyr Duskthorn. At the same time, her parents arrive for a holiday. Oh, Jeanette, you have some explaining to do!
This 5th entry in the series is laugh-out-loud funny. Filled with quirky characters, rampaging sheep and mystical portals. Even though Adams would prefer to do everything on her own, her pesky friends won’t allow it. I love the snarky interactions between Adams and her friends: her colleague, DI Collins; the witchy friend, Holly; and her want-to-be boyfriend, Rory. Returning to the action are her animal companions, Dandy, the coffee-loving invisible dog, Thompson, the talking cat who is a member of “The Watch,” and my favourite new character, Fergus, the mechanical flying cat with attitude.
Hexed in Hawes is a fast-paced, magical mystery wrapped in humour. Perfect for readers who love a combination of urban fantasy and cozy mystery. It is a little more intense than the intersecting Beaufort Scales Mystery series. You can read it on its own, but why not read the whole series? I highly recommend it!
Thank you to the author for access to a digital ARC!
Let me introduce you to DI Jeanette Adams. She lives in the Yorkshire Dales and she can see “folk”. Her defence tools: a duck light keychain, a big stick, Yorkie chocolate bars, and an invisible demon dog, check. Proceed full speed ahead to a Fae encounter of the worst kind. In Hexes in Hawes, DI Adams has run afoul of the Fae Lord Velmyr Duskthorn. At the same time, her parents arrive for a holiday. Oh, Jeanette, you have some explaining to do!
This 5th entry in the series is laugh-out-loud funny. Filled with quirky characters, rampaging sheep and mystical portals. Even though Adams would prefer to do everything on her own, her pesky friends won’t allow it. I love the snarky interactions between Adams and her friends: her colleague, DI Collins; the witchy friend, Holly; and her want-to-be boyfriend, Rory. Returning to the action are her animal companions, Dandy, the coffee-loving invisible dog, Thompson, the talking cat who is a member of “The Watch,” and my favourite new character, Fergus, the mechanical flying cat with attitude.
Hexed in Hawes is a fast-paced, magical mystery wrapped in humour. Perfect for readers who love a combination of urban fantasy and cozy mystery. It is a little more intense than the intersecting Beaufort Scales Mystery series. You can read it on its own, but why not read the whole series? I highly recommend it!
Thank you to the author for access to a digital ARC!
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October 27, 2025Caffeinated detective, wandering sheep, and involuntary spelunking. Also an invisible dog.
Hurrah! another DI Adams book!
I always enjoy a Kim Watt book - and this was no exception. (While the events in each book tie up nicely (no annoying cliffhangers, though there are occasional teasers), these books are more enjoyable when read in order.) And Kim's series intersect with each other -- the DI Adams series and the Beaufort Scales series intertwine well.
DI Adams sees herself as smart and tough and competent, and she is right, but she is also an interesting and complex person - and I loved seeing her in relationships with friends and with her parents. I like how she is growing braver and more connected. And I love Dandy and coffee and chocolate and ducks.
And the villain is somewhat awkward, but the situation is still perilous. (How seriously can we take someone with a name like that? But he's not fae-king it ... he's a real fae, not a fake (faeke?)...)
Which animals should be trusted? Geese? Sheep? Sheepdogs? Mechanical sentient cat? Talking cats? Cats that might talk but don't?
Where is Dandy?
Can parents look out for themselves? What about friends? How much can Adams protect her friends and her parents? Can she accept their help - or would that endanger them more? And what if they all believe she's lost her mind?
And where is Dandy?
Hurrah! another DI Adams book!
I always enjoy a Kim Watt book - and this was no exception. (While the events in each book tie up nicely (no annoying cliffhangers, though there are occasional teasers), these books are more enjoyable when read in order.) And Kim's series intersect with each other -- the DI Adams series and the Beaufort Scales series intertwine well.
DI Adams sees herself as smart and tough and competent, and she is right, but she is also an interesting and complex person - and I loved seeing her in relationships with friends and with her parents. I like how she is growing braver and more connected. And I love Dandy and coffee and chocolate and ducks.
And the villain is somewhat awkward, but the situation is still perilous. (How seriously can we take someone with a name like that? But he's not fae-king it ... he's a real fae, not a fake (faeke?)...)
Which animals should be trusted? Geese? Sheep? Sheepdogs? Mechanical sentient cat? Talking cats? Cats that might talk but don't?
Where is Dandy?
Can parents look out for themselves? What about friends? How much can Adams protect her friends and her parents? Can she accept their help - or would that endanger them more? And what if they all believe she's lost her mind?
And where is Dandy?
October 18, 2025
I Enjoy Watching DI Adams Grow as a Character
I've loved DI (Jeanette!) Adams since the character was introduced in the Beaufort Scales mysteries, so I of course adore this spin-off series.
I will warn new readers that if you haven't dipped your toes into the waters (that's a pun about a previous book that only those who've read it will get!) of earlier books in either series, you'll probably be just a little lost. This is definitely not a stand-alone book. But the rest are SO worth your attention, that reading them should be a pleasure.
I was thrilled beyond measure that Fergus the Robot Cat made a fresh appearance in this story. I want a Fergus! Perhaps he could keep my three cats in line.
More to the point, though, there is a poignancy about this book that strikes the heart. Adams' attempts to protect and rescue her parents----well, as I said, poignant.
As always, beautifully written, and with some subtle humor that creeps in and catches the reader with out-loud chuckles and grins, this is a wonderful addition to the series and you won't want to miss it.
I've loved DI (Jeanette!) Adams since the character was introduced in the Beaufort Scales mysteries, so I of course adore this spin-off series.
I will warn new readers that if you haven't dipped your toes into the waters (that's a pun about a previous book that only those who've read it will get!) of earlier books in either series, you'll probably be just a little lost. This is definitely not a stand-alone book. But the rest are SO worth your attention, that reading them should be a pleasure.
I was thrilled beyond measure that Fergus the Robot Cat made a fresh appearance in this story. I want a Fergus! Perhaps he could keep my three cats in line.
More to the point, though, there is a poignancy about this book that strikes the heart. Adams' attempts to protect and rescue her parents----well, as I said, poignant.
As always, beautifully written, and with some subtle humor that creeps in and catches the reader with out-loud chuckles and grins, this is a wonderful addition to the series and you won't want to miss it.
October 23, 2025
As I usually start my reviews of Kim Watt's books, you'll enjoy it better if you go back and read her older books first. You can enjoy this book without doing that, but you will definitely miss out on a lot of details.
Also, if you are just starting out with Kim's books or you've only read some of the earlier ones, the DI Adams series slots in between some of the other series' books time-wise, so you can go back and read them in chronological order instead of just by the series.
Anyway, with that out of the way, having enjoyed the Beaufort Scales/Toot Hansel and Gobbelino series, the DI Adams series is my favorite. I love all of the different characters, and how they are being fleshed out as the stories move along. Really getting to know what makes all of the wonderful people (and non-people) tick.
Story-wise, the plot is as imaginative as it gets. Exciting and fun, wishing for all of these lovely people (and non-people) to win against the forces of evil that are always swirling around Adams.
Adams fights off the baddies from the Folk-world, with the help of the group of friends she has accumulated(?) over time. And I also like how we are getting to know more of these other characters, wanting to know more with each book.
If you don't know by now, I really enjoyed this book, I highly recommend this book, and I am looking forward to the next in the series.
Also, if you are just starting out with Kim's books or you've only read some of the earlier ones, the DI Adams series slots in between some of the other series' books time-wise, so you can go back and read them in chronological order instead of just by the series.
Anyway, with that out of the way, having enjoyed the Beaufort Scales/Toot Hansel and Gobbelino series, the DI Adams series is my favorite. I love all of the different characters, and how they are being fleshed out as the stories move along. Really getting to know what makes all of the wonderful people (and non-people) tick.
Story-wise, the plot is as imaginative as it gets. Exciting and fun, wishing for all of these lovely people (and non-people) to win against the forces of evil that are always swirling around Adams.
Adams fights off the baddies from the Folk-world, with the help of the group of friends she has accumulated(?) over time. And I also like how we are getting to know more of these other characters, wanting to know more with each book.
If you don't know by now, I really enjoyed this book, I highly recommend this book, and I am looking forward to the next in the series.
October 27, 2025
Hexed in Hawes is such an enjoyable read, if you enjoy a touch of whimsy with menace then you will love this book. It starts at a cracking pace and just doesn’t let up. We are introduced to D.I Adams parents who are definitely worthy of their offspring: strong, independent and savvy. Friendships develop nicely and Fergus the cat makes a (brief) return! I was genuinely captivated by Kim. M. Watt’s beautiful descriptive writing. It was so evocative of the Dales, with its changing landscape and grandeur. The characters are well rounded and I was pleased to see Chloe given more of an opportunity to demonstrate her very practical ‘witchery’. And don’t get me started on the Fae, well at least the one we meet here. Deeply unpleasant doesn’t begin to cover it.
I think the surprise for me was how tense and scary it was in places (in fact right from the get go) in particular the cavern, I could feel myself taking several deep breaths as Adams floundered in the dark freezing water.
The book can be read as a stand alone novel but it really does help to read the series as there is a definite story arc and nods to previous events are slowly building to a climax…
Thoroughly recommend!!
I think the surprise for me was how tense and scary it was in places (in fact right from the get go) in particular the cavern, I could feel myself taking several deep breaths as Adams floundered in the dark freezing water.
The book can be read as a stand alone novel but it really does help to read the series as there is a definite story arc and nods to previous events are slowly building to a climax…
Thoroughly recommend!!
October 11, 2025
I LOVED this book. So much excitement and tension. Wonderfully descriptive writing that really put me in there with Adams and her friends as she struggles against an evil force threatening everyone she loves. I hated having to put it aside when life intervened. I really don’t know how Kim does it but she somehow has me with her characters all the way, sharing their experiences. I know the countryside around Hawes and I can see it as I read her descriptions. As for being underground - my palms were sweating as Kim’s description brought back my own experience of caving and the dread I felt struggling through wet and muddy tight holes in the dark - is there truly a way out? Dandy the invisible dog is often really not there, the delightful Fergus returns to lend a metal claw, and is Mollie the collie a help or a hindrance? Thompson the cat is on top form but goodness, he really goes through it. Rory, Collins and Chloe are stalwart friends but as for some of the Hawes natives…what ever are they up to? I loved the denouement - so very satisfying. A terrific read for anyone who likes adventure, a hefty dose of danger and some fantastic - in every sense of the word - characters.
October 14, 2025
I received an advance copy of this book so that I could provide a truthful review.
Kim M Watts is my favourite author. I love the DI Adams series & if you haven't read any of them before, I recommend you buy them all immediately & start at the beginning!
Kim has a wonderfully descriptive style of writing that pulls you right into the story. And if you don't live in the UK, I can confirm that Yorkshire is every bit as damp, misty and downright glorious as she describeds it. As usual, this book moves along at a brisk pace and, if you're like me, you'll be reluctant to put it down. I polished this one off in 3 sittings, staying up until gone 2am to finish it.
In this episode of DI Adams' life, she is fighting a rather obnoxious fae for the return of the people, animals & 'others' she values the most. Not to worry though, she has a big stick, a small duck, several bars of chocolate & her caffeine addiction to help her, along with her friends & a snarky cat. Now if she can just explain the portal in Maud's understairs cupboard...!
Kim M Watts is my favourite author. I love the DI Adams series & if you haven't read any of them before, I recommend you buy them all immediately & start at the beginning!
Kim has a wonderfully descriptive style of writing that pulls you right into the story. And if you don't live in the UK, I can confirm that Yorkshire is every bit as damp, misty and downright glorious as she describeds it. As usual, this book moves along at a brisk pace and, if you're like me, you'll be reluctant to put it down. I polished this one off in 3 sittings, staying up until gone 2am to finish it.
In this episode of DI Adams' life, she is fighting a rather obnoxious fae for the return of the people, animals & 'others' she values the most. Not to worry though, she has a big stick, a small duck, several bars of chocolate & her caffeine addiction to help her, along with her friends & a snarky cat. Now if she can just explain the portal in Maud's understairs cupboard...!
October 22, 2025
I was expecting a lot since this is my favorite series from a favorite author, and I was NOT disappointed! I was drawn in from the first page and there was no letup. I always try to read these books slowly so I can enjoy them longer. Once again - I had no luck and blasted through it in short order.
DI Adams is already a well developed character, and the new background information was simply delicious. I always knew her toughness hid a softer side, and it came out in full force for this book. And what an adventure! Rogue sheep, sinister Fae Gentry, PARENTS, nicknames and plenty of caffeine. Such a fun read!!
A duck, chocolate, and a very big stick - the weapons DI Adams has been accumulating over the last few novels. Add a dog, a cat, a witch (sort of), a toff (sort of) and a robot (well, REALLY sort of) from previous adventures to help. Add PARENTS to the mix, and it really got going. It took turns I didn't see coming (and some I did and LOVED), and an ending that rocked.
Now I think I will go back and reread them all - SLOWLY - so I can enjoy them again before we see DI Adams again in 2026!
DI Adams is already a well developed character, and the new background information was simply delicious. I always knew her toughness hid a softer side, and it came out in full force for this book. And what an adventure! Rogue sheep, sinister Fae Gentry, PARENTS, nicknames and plenty of caffeine. Such a fun read!!
A duck, chocolate, and a very big stick - the weapons DI Adams has been accumulating over the last few novels. Add a dog, a cat, a witch (sort of), a toff (sort of) and a robot (well, REALLY sort of) from previous adventures to help. Add PARENTS to the mix, and it really got going. It took turns I didn't see coming (and some I did and LOVED), and an ending that rocked.
Now I think I will go back and reread them all - SLOWLY - so I can enjoy them again before we see DI Adams again in 2026!
October 21, 2025
I received this book as ARC for an honest review.
The latest book in the D.I. Adams series is absolutely excellent (again). In the wonderful landscape of Yorkshire we meet up with some well-known characters and some new. It was great to meet Adams’ parents - I have to admit I was quite curious about them – and each had some unexpected sides which came in very handy. Of course Rory and Collins joined in and I was delighted to find Fergus popping up as well. After all, what better than an invisible dog AND a mechanical cat to help you out of problems.
I enjoy the characters, they feel like real people who you might come across on a holiday (well, except for Dandy and Fergus, but who knows). Everyone contributes something unexpected, however unlikely it seemed when they entered the story.
I love the mix of humour, drama, and suspense, it never disappoints.
I’m now looking for a nice wooden walking stick with a carved duck at the top and am brushing up on my Latin, because you just never know..... oh, and beware of sheep!
The latest book in the D.I. Adams series is absolutely excellent (again). In the wonderful landscape of Yorkshire we meet up with some well-known characters and some new. It was great to meet Adams’ parents - I have to admit I was quite curious about them – and each had some unexpected sides which came in very handy. Of course Rory and Collins joined in and I was delighted to find Fergus popping up as well. After all, what better than an invisible dog AND a mechanical cat to help you out of problems.
I enjoy the characters, they feel like real people who you might come across on a holiday (well, except for Dandy and Fergus, but who knows). Everyone contributes something unexpected, however unlikely it seemed when they entered the story.
I love the mix of humour, drama, and suspense, it never disappoints.
I’m now looking for a nice wooden walking stick with a carved duck at the top and am brushing up on my Latin, because you just never know..... oh, and beware of sheep!
October 26, 2025
I confess that my favorite genre is fantasy, so I was looking forward to Hexed in Hawes by Kim M. Watt and they did not disappoint. In this book Adams is surrounded by the world of fae when she is supposed to be taking a vacation, aka holiday. And that world causes Adams to actively search for it, as the conflict between humans and fae has become personal when her parents go missing. I enjoyed meeting Adams’ parents who are just delightful. Of course Adams must investigate. She is aided in the pursuit by Rory,who will someday breach their walls and find himself allowed into Adams' world. A mystery that involves the fae is challenging from the start and it gets more complicated. As is usual in Watt’s books, the secondary characters include animals, some of whom talk, including a couple the reader has met in previous books. Another one of Watt’s tropes, the twist, was not obvious to me but it was fun! As is my norm, I could not put the book down until I finished it, staying up until midnight to do so. I received a copy of this book, and this is my honest review.
October 12, 2025
DI Adams is back for another round of disconcerting clashes between her world and the world of Fae - as if she didn't have enough trouble understanding the different levels between humans and Folk. It's a good job she has an invisible dandy and a talking cat to help (as well as a duck, a big stick and a bloody-minded streak), She's suffering from an obnoxious fae who kidnaps her parents so obviously she is going to do all to get them back. Cue unpleasant sheep, a bad-tempered farmer,and a ghost army and against them DI Collins, Chloe the witch and a robot cat (as well as Thompson the talking cat).
Apart from the exciting and nail-biting tale, Kim paints the most wonderful Yorkshire landscapes and is wont to turn a splendid phrase or sentence. I chortled over "We should find someone for her to arrest, It always makes her feel better." or "Summer in the Dales was nothing more than a suggestion".
This series goes from strength to strength.
Apart from the exciting and nail-biting tale, Kim paints the most wonderful Yorkshire landscapes and is wont to turn a splendid phrase or sentence. I chortled over "We should find someone for her to arrest, It always makes her feel better." or "Summer in the Dales was nothing more than a suggestion".
This series goes from strength to strength.
October 14, 2025
I was given an advanced copy in exchange for a honest review.let me start by saying the DI Adams is my favorite character and that’s saying a lot since there are so many wonderful characters spanning all these books. I have read every single book this author has written simply because this author pulls you into an amazing world filled with everything from dragons to women of a certain age that can’t stay out of trouble. DI Adams is the main character in this book and the author has made a tough no nonsense woman vulnerable when her family is put in danger and she realizes she can’t save them without help from her wonderful sidekicks including Dandy and Thompson. I am going to suggest that you start with the first DI Adams story that takes place in London before all the craziness that followed from there.this story can be read as a stand alone but her background and how she got here is a wonderful entertaining story.
October 23, 2025
D.I. Adams can't seem to get a break. This time she comes to the attention of a powerful Fae who demands she give him what he wants or those she loves will be trapped in Fae forever. To make matters worse, Dandy, her coffee-loving invisible devil dog, keeps disappearing when she needs him most. And worst of all, her parents are coming for a visit and her house has been hexed. Unaware of the crazy world their daughter inhabits, D.I. Adams frantically tries to protect them from the threat that hangs over them.
Our favorite characters of Collins, Fergus the mechanical robot, Thompson the cat, Rory and his collies appear to help and hinder. And most surprising, her parents unwittingly add their talents to the pot.
A delightfully written story that captures the humor and pathos that is the life of the ever beleaguered D.I. Adams. I can't wait for her next adventure.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from the author. This in no way impacted my review.
Our favorite characters of Collins, Fergus the mechanical robot, Thompson the cat, Rory and his collies appear to help and hinder. And most surprising, her parents unwittingly add their talents to the pot.
A delightfully written story that captures the humor and pathos that is the life of the ever beleaguered D.I. Adams. I can't wait for her next adventure.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from the author. This in no way impacted my review.
October 25, 2025
Another fantastic DI Adams Adventure!
This series just gets better and better! I own and have read (and reread) all of Kim Watts books. But I have to confess that DI Adams is one of my favorites. "Hexed In Hawes" is the best yet! It grabbed me from the very beginning and dragged me breathlessly along with Adams and Collin, Dandy and Thompson and Fergus. Not to mention other great characters, good and bad, straight into the Fairy ring. There's laughter and peril in fairly equal measure and the mystery was intense. I suppose this could be read as a stand alone but I honestly urge you to read the rest of series first as there are many cross over characters and things that happen throughout that will tie in and make much more sense of different things that happen. For that matter that's the same of all the series with many little tie ins and characters crossing over🙂.I can't recommend Kim Watts books highly enough!
This series just gets better and better! I own and have read (and reread) all of Kim Watts books. But I have to confess that DI Adams is one of my favorites. "Hexed In Hawes" is the best yet! It grabbed me from the very beginning and dragged me breathlessly along with Adams and Collin, Dandy and Thompson and Fergus. Not to mention other great characters, good and bad, straight into the Fairy ring. There's laughter and peril in fairly equal measure and the mystery was intense. I suppose this could be read as a stand alone but I honestly urge you to read the rest of series first as there are many cross over characters and things that happen throughout that will tie in and make much more sense of different things that happen. For that matter that's the same of all the series with many little tie ins and characters crossing over🙂.I can't recommend Kim Watts books highly enough!
November 20, 2025
I'm rounding up from 4.5 stars. I don't think that Watt can write a bad DI Adams book. This was another good horror comedy with a pretty big baddie to worry about. Adams' parents are great and I thought that Watt did a great job making the need for secrecy and everything that comes with it feel claustrophobic. There were some things that felt like they could use some more explanation, such as how certain characters got involved. There's also a lot hinted at in here that isn't plainly laid out for us, much like the end of Trouble Brewing in Harrogate, that makes me wonder if there's some grand plot that's going to come into play in future books. Hopefully it means that there will be a lot of future books, because I really enjoy these a lot.
October 20, 2025
Perfect!
Really, I tend to write long reviews, but this one was simply perfect.
Thus there is not much more to say / write about it.
Having read all of Kim M. Watt's books (at least from the Gobbelino London P.I., Beaufort Scales and Adams series) there was no need for me to explain that much quite at the beginning, but as I began reading the Private Investigators series with book three (?) I was really thankful for getting some explanations => Perfect!
Miss Watt's books are always worth reading as you get a great style of writing, tension, humour, warm-hearted people of all kinds that feel more and more like friends and whom you get more and more to "know" during the different series, with little hints for those who have even read the other series.
I highly recommend reading this one as well as the others!
Really, I tend to write long reviews, but this one was simply perfect.
Thus there is not much more to say / write about it.
Having read all of Kim M. Watt's books (at least from the Gobbelino London P.I., Beaufort Scales and Adams series) there was no need for me to explain that much quite at the beginning, but as I began reading the Private Investigators series with book three (?) I was really thankful for getting some explanations => Perfect!
Miss Watt's books are always worth reading as you get a great style of writing, tension, humour, warm-hearted people of all kinds that feel more and more like friends and whom you get more and more to "know" during the different series, with little hints for those who have even read the other series.
I highly recommend reading this one as well as the others!
October 27, 2025
The latest book in the D.I. Adams series is another absolute gem. Set in the stunning Yorkshire countryside, it brings back familiar faces and introduces some delightful new ones—like Adams’ parents, who turned out to be full of surprises (and very helpful ones, too!).
Of course, Rory and Collins are back, and I was so happy to see Fergus again. I mean, what’s better than an invisible dog and a mechanical cat in a crisis?
The characters feel so real—well, except maybe for Dandy and Fergus, but who’s to say? Everyone adds something unique and unexpected to the story.
I love the mix of humour, drama, and mystery—it hits the perfect balance every time.
And yes, I’m now seriously considering a wooden walking stick with a carved duck on top... just in case. Oh—and watch out for the sheep! 😄
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntary.
Of course, Rory and Collins are back, and I was so happy to see Fergus again. I mean, what’s better than an invisible dog and a mechanical cat in a crisis?
The characters feel so real—well, except maybe for Dandy and Fergus, but who’s to say? Everyone adds something unique and unexpected to the story.
I love the mix of humour, drama, and mystery—it hits the perfect balance every time.
And yes, I’m now seriously considering a wooden walking stick with a carved duck on top... just in case. Oh—and watch out for the sheep! 😄
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntary.
October 13, 2025
Another outing for Detective Inspector Adams, reluctant liaison between the North Yorkshire Police and the magical world of the Folk, and as usual Adams is dropped into it from a great height. Aided or perhaps hampered by an invisible dog, a sarcastic cat and various hapless humans, Adams was looking forward to a nice time showing her parents around the Yorkshire Dales ... but a self-titled lord of the fae has other ideas. Here's a warning to all fae lords and other interfering bodies; do not come between Adams and her family. This book is up to the standard we have come to expect for this series; it's exciting, funny, and a little bit scary ... and with a final surprising development that bodes well for future instalments.
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