Clockwork Magpies - Book 1 in the Ida Finn Series
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By day, Ida is a quiet, standoffish maid in the employ of spoiled Lucinda Belmote. By night, she is the infamous sneak thief known as the Rat Prince, terrorising the wealthy inhabitants of Loxport; especially Lucinda's lecherous suitor, Lord Devon Casterbury. Soon the boundaries between her dual lives begin to blur, as her mask begins to drop around a delightful waitress and a charming jeweller who both insist on befriending Ida. All the while she is thrust into a conflict surrounding new and dangerous materials that could upend the order of the city, land her behind bars or worse: in Lord Casterbury's employ.
A thrilling romp through the Steampunk city of Loxport, Clockwork Magies is a story of found family, crimes plotted over tea and scones, and the sinister power of glowing gemstones.
Praise for Clockwork Magpies
“Unapologetically Northern” - The Chronicle
“The characters captured my heart!” - Paperbound Magazine, Summer 2022
“I was promised adventures and shenanigans and it did not disappoint” - Charlotte Somewhere
“A fun YA tale of sneaky heists and budding friendships” - Nicola Bigwood, Book Blogger
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Gilded Gear - Book 2 in the Ida Finn Series
AVAILABLE FROM AUGUST 2025
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Loxport has changed.
Lord Devon Casterbury has found a new vein of the dangerous gemstone Kaelinite, and the inventions that he patents are slowly seeping into Loxport; turning citizens into the very worst versions of themselves. And now, he’s set his sights on The Gilded Gear, a prestigious award that would give him the social capital (and the funds) to mold the city as he sees fit.
Ida Finn, along with her friends Edith and Clem, are hired by Professor Odessa Malko – and her protégé Della Ellis - to act as spies, collecting information that Malko and Della can use to persuade the citizens of Loxport to vote for their cause instead of Casterbury’s.
Ida must navigate the ‘charms’ of Loxport’s social scene – while dodging Lord Casterbury, crime boss Terry Powell, and a well-meaning but irritating automaton named A_09. But someone else in the city has his hands on Kaelinite, and it may tear the Clockwork Magpies apart before they can be of service to anyone…