It's Murder on the Orient Express - with witches! Fantasy Hive's Debut of the Year 2025 this
thrilling blend of fantasy and classic murder mystery is a rollicking adventure with a wide
cast of suspects is ideal for those who love both Agatha Christie and V. E. Schwab and are
drawn to stories that take place in a vivid fantasy world. The Linde siblings--Kellen Davina
and Morel--are anxious to return to the kingdom of Halgyr before their father dies leaving
Kellen to assume the throne as king. They book tickets on a luxury express train expecting a
swift journey home--but disaster strikes when the train engine explodes stranding the siblings
atop a caldera bubbling with volcanic magic. The crash triggers Davina's latent witch powers
but her magic disrupts her ability to remember what she was doing when the explosion took
place. While a witch would be the prime suspect for the catastrophe the only ones who knew
Davina might become one are her brothers--who never warned her. And to add insult to injury
somebody is bumping off the surviving train crew and passengers. But it can't be Davina can
it? While the remaining passengers try to determine who sabotaged the engine and catch the
killer the fractured siblings attempt to stay one step ahead concealing not only Davina's
powers but their own secrets. Luckily they aren't the only shifty characters on the train... A
thrilling blend of classic murder mystery and fantasy for those who love Murder on the Orient
Express and Death on the Nile every bit as much as Fourth Wing and A Court of Thorns and Roses
.
