Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments

English language

Published Dec. 26, 2022 by Pan Macmillan.

ISBN:: 978-1-5290-3952-8

(1 review)

Some secrets are meant to stay buried

When Ropa Moyo discovered an occult underground library, she expected great things. She’s really into Edinburgh’s secret societies – but turns out they are less into her. So instead of getting paid to work magic, she’s had to accept a crummy unpaid internship. And her with bills to pay and a pet fox to feed.

Then her friend Priya offers her a job on the side. Priya works at Our Lady of Mysterious Maladies, a very specialized hospital, where a new illness is resisting magical and medical remedies alike. The first patient was a teenage boy, Max Wu, and his healers are baffled. If Ropa can solve the case, she might earn as she learns – and impress her mentor, Sir Callander.

Her sleuthing will lead her to a lost fortune, an avenging spirit and a secret buried deep in Scotland’s past. But …

Some secrets are meant to stay buried

When Ropa Moyo discovered an occult underground library, she expected great things. She’s really into Edinburgh’s secret societies – but turns out they are less into her. So instead of getting paid to work magic, she’s had to accept a crummy unpaid internship. And her with bills to pay and a pet fox to feed.

Then her friend Priya offers her a job on the side. Priya works at Our Lady of Mysterious Maladies, a very specialized hospital, where a new illness is resisting magical and medical remedies alike. The first patient was a teenage boy, Max Wu, and his healers are baffled. If Ropa can solve the case, she might earn as she learns – and impress her mentor, Sir Callander.

Her sleuthing will lead her to a lost fortune, an avenging spirit and a secret buried deep in Scotland’s past. But how are they connected? Lives are at stake and Ropa is running out of time.

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Frank Burns reviewed Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T. L. Huchu

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4 stars

Ooo .. now this author has certainly levelled up. This was a very strong second book in this series which I am reviewing literally 5 minutes after I finished it.
As I mentioned in my review of the first book, the hook for me with this series is Edinburgh itself. The city having been my stomping ground for more than twenty years means that I have a strong affinity for any tale set there.
In this dark mirror future Edinburgh, wee Ropa is just trying to get by and do right by her people. A Shona descendant, quoter of Musashi, who lives in slum on the edge of town. Just trying to make her way in the world of codified and structured magic.
A very well done police procedural story here with lots of twists. I do like how Huchu pulls in real Scottish history to help drive his plot …

Ooo .. now this author has certainly levelled up. This was a very strong second book in this series which I am reviewing literally 5 minutes after I finished it.
As I mentioned in my review of the first book, the hook for me with this series is Edinburgh itself. The city having been my stomping ground for more than twenty years means that I have a strong affinity for any tale set there.
In this dark mirror future Edinburgh, wee Ropa is just trying to get by and do right by her people. A Shona descendant, quoter of Musashi, who lives in slum on the edge of town. Just trying to make her way in the world of codified and structured magic.
A very well done police procedural story here with lots of twists. I do like how Huchu pulls in real Scottish history to help drive his plot here and the whole thing worked very well for me.
A very strong recommend for this, from me.