A Tangle of Time

Isolde and Warren Wilby, the married hexologists introduced in the first book of the series, are called in when a famous artist dies under suspicious circumstances. Isolde suspects the death may not be a murder at all. The crime scene seems to shift beneath her, and the laws of magic appear to be breaking down, with the trouble spreading into ordinary life.

Their investigation leads through criminal underworlds, enchanted gardens and secret societies, and into encounters with imps and a pack of venomous wolves. It is a witty, banter-filled mystery that plays with time, and it is the second book in the Hexologists series by Josiah Bancroft, author of Senlin Ascends. It is best read after the first book.