A stunning clean teen YA romance set in wartime England from award-winning author Lucy Strange, perfect for readers aged 12-18.WATERSTONES SEPTEMBER 2026 YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE MONTH'An utterly luminous book, which stayed with me long after the final pages' NATASHA FARRANT'An achingly beautiful coming of age story, with a stunning romance I feared might break my heart at any page' ALWYN ...

A stunning historical YA romance from bestselling author Lucy Strange, for fans of Laura Wood or Alwyn Hamilton.'An utterly luminous book, which stayed with me long after the final pages' NATASHA FARRANT'An achingly beautiful coming of age story, with a stunning romance I feared might break my heart at any page' ALWYN HAMILTONWartime Kent. Devastated, Juliet returns to her mother’s ancestral home...

As guests gather for Sir Percy’s summer party, a murderer stalks the grounds of Mulberry Hall in this cosy midsummer mystery from bestselling author Lucy Strange.It’s the night of Sir Percy’s midsummer costume party, and Mulberry Hall has been turned into an enchanting wonderland. But the evening takes a dark turn when grumpy guest Magnus Cooper is mysteriously poisoned.The bumbling village policeman is baffled, so it’s down to Eliza, Bram and Krish to solv...

The third classic gothic mystery starring supernatural sleuths Lockett & Wilde – for fans of Lemony Snicket and Murder Most Unladylike.“Once you enter the Strange world of Lockett and Wilde, you’ll never want to leave.” Jack Meggitt-Phillips, author of The Beast and the Bethany seriesWinter is closing in. During the long, dark London evenings, Matilda and her ghostly companion, Edgar, puzzle over the mystery surrounding the wisp who haunts ...

A beautifully tangled story of friendship, fairy tales, and family secrets. For those who loved Pax and The War That Saved My Life.A Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2017An Amazon Best Book of 2017A 2018 Bank Street College Best Book of the YearA Telegraph Top 50 Book of the YearEveryone is too busy to pay attention to Henrietta and the thi...

From award winning author Lucy Strange, The Island at the Edge of Night is a dark, suspenseful mystery set on an island where science and magic blur and danger and secrets unfold.Faye Fitzgerald does not remember what she's done to land herself at the Auk Island School. She remembers so little about the night that changed her life. Growing up surrounded by nature with her botonist father in the Forest House, she can't cope with the bleak and treeless island where the schoo...

Will Hugo heed the pleas of the fog-shrouded figure at the window and welcome him inside? A spine-tingling ghost story from bestselling author Lucy Strange.Folk say the fog plays tricks – that it shapes itself into little hands and frightened faces that press at people’s doors and windows, desperate to come inside. But Hugo is convinced the ghost he has seen at the window is no trick of the fog. The boy’s hollow eyes are haunting him. What would happen if Hugo were...

A beloved classic adult novel skilfully abridged to inspire and engage a new generation of middle-grade readers, from a hugely popular bestselling children's author."I, Victor Frankenstein, will explore unknown powers, and unfold to the world the deepest mysteries of creation..."Driven by a boundless ambition to create life itself, young scientist Victor Frankenstein creates his own being from stitched-together body parts. B...

New from Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author-illustrator team, Lucy Strange and Pam Smy: a spirited series of “cosy gothic” mysteries, starring supernatural sleuths, Lockett & Wilde.“This book has more shadowy mysteries than twelve graveyards and more delicious twists than my favourite pretzel. All hail Lockett & Wilde!” Lemony Snicket"Wildly funny." Ben MillerMatilda Lockett is used to playing the role of Poor Dea...

Trapped within the oppresive warrens of the city’s chimneys, young sweeper Tom longs for fresh air and freedom in this atmospheric and ghostly Victorian tale from Lucy Strange.Young chimney sweep Tom has started seeing strange, supernatural things – fairies in the flowers by the river, a soot monster crouching in the darkness of a chimney, and then the mysterious river spirit Elle. Elle joins Tom and the other children apprenticed to cruel master sweep Mister Crow....

**The second gloriously gothic mystery starring supernatural sleuths Lockett & Wilde - for fans of Lemony Snicket and Murder Most Unladylike."All hail Lockett & Wilde!” Lemony Snicket"A stunningly spooky mystery." Maz Evans"Wildly funny." Ben Miller"Funny, spooky and cosy - I loved it!" Andy Stanton“Once you enter the Strange world of Lockett and Wilde, you’ll never want to leave.” Jack Meggitt-Phillips, author of The Beast and the Bethany series**

Lucy Strange interweaves the Victorian Industrial Revolution with gripping Greek mythology in this atmospheric tale, featuring artwork from acclaimed illustrator Pam Smy.Money is scarce in George’s family and so at the age of nine he has to join his father underground, hewing coal in the local mine. It’s far from the dreams George had of continuing his education, and it’s also a dangerous way to earn a living that has already claimed the life of his dad’s older bro...