Syd Moore

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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    October 2011
  • Latest Book:
    July 2025
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Full Series List in Order

An Essex Witches Mystery

1 - Strange Magic (May-2017)
2 - Strange Sight (Oct-2017)
3 - Strange Fascination (May-2018)

Book List in Order: 13 titles

  • The Drowning Pool

    A chilling, haunting ghost story set in the modern day which delves into the real-life legend of a 19th century sea witch…Relocated to a coastal town, widowed teacher Sarah Grey is slowly rebuilding her life, along with her young son Alfie. But aft...

  • Witch Hunt

    A chilling, gothic ghost story that delves into the dark past of the 16th century Essex witch trials. To find the truth, she’ll risk her life…Sadie Asquith has been fascinated by the Essex Witch Trials for as long as she can remember. And for goo...

  • Strange Magic

    An Essex Witches Mystery - 1

    Rosie Strange doesn't believe in ghosts or witches or magic. No, not at all. It’s no surprise therefore when she inherits the ramshackle Essex Witch Museum, her first thought is to take the money and run.Still, the museum exerts a curious pull over...

  • Strange Sight

    An Essex Witches Mystery - 2

    The La Fleur restaurant has a slew of unusual phenomena. Bonnet-clad apparitions pass through walls, blood leaks from ceilings and rats besiege the dining room. Experts from the Great Essex Witch Museum are called in to quell these strange sights. Bu...

  • Strange Fascination

    An Essex Witches Mystery - 3

    It’s summer in Adders Fork. The sun is out, the sky is blue and things are going swimmingly for Rosie Strange, thank you very much. The Essex Witch Museum has been relaunched with a new Ursula Cadence wing and picnic grounds. Then developers roll i...

  • The Strange Casebook

    Witches, ghosts and things that go bump in the night are never far from Adder’s Fork, where the world renowned Essex Witch Museum has its home.Enjoy these six short spooktacular stories, inspired by Rosie Strange and Sam Stone’s work at the museu...

  • Strange Tombs

    The fourth instalment in Syd Moore's spooktacular witch detective seriesHalloween in Essex and the Mystery and Suspense creative writing course at old Ratchette Hall is off to a satisfyingly creepy start. But things take a turn for the worse when the...

  • The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas

    Stop Press: Two stories, 'Easily Made' and 'Death Becomes Her', were nominated for a Crime Writers Association Short Story Dagger!Nothing says Christmas more than a good old fashioned ghost story on a dark winter's night, so sit back and enjoy a litt...

  • Strange Tricks

    Rosie Strange is back in the latest of the fabulously creepy Essex Witch Museum MysteriesSecretly Rosie Strange has always thought herself a little bit more interesting than most people â€" the legacy her family has bequeathed her is definitely so, s...



  • Strange Tricks - An Essex Witch Museum Mystery

    Rosie Strange is back in the latest of the fabulously creepy Essex Witch Museum Mysteries Secretly Rosie Strange has always thought herself a little bit more interesting than most people – the legacy her family has bequeathed her is definitely ...

  • The Twelve Even Stranger Days of Christmas

    ‘A treat for anyone looking for an antidote to the usual saccharine Christmas fayre.’ NB magazine From the twice CWA Dagger shortlisted author of The Twelve Strange Days of Christmas come twelve thirteen stories to transport you to the macabre wo...

  • The Grand Illusion

    Historical fiction inspired by the War Office response to the Nazi obsession with the occultStep forward Daphne Devine - you are about to change the course of the war ‘A breathtaking historical thriller.’ Erin Kelly, author of The Skeleton Key'Vi...

  • The Great Deception

    Enter a world of magic, mystery, war and illusion from bestselling author Syd Moore 1940. Britain invades Iceland. Daphne Devine is dropped into this occupied territory to assess a clairvoyant in Reykjavik. As an undercover operative Daphne must navi...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Syd Moore has published 13 books.

The next book by Syd Moore, The Great Deception, will be published in July 2025.

The first book by Syd Moore, The Drowning Pool, was published in October 2011.

Yes. Syd Moore has 1 series.
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