A Study in Drowning

Effy Sayre has never been free of fairy tales—or the shadows they leave behind. Since childhood, she has been haunted by visions of the Fairy King, and the only solace she finds is in Angharad, the legendary tale of a mortal girl who loved and destroyed him. When the estate of its late author, Emrys Myrddin, is opened for a design contest, Effy is certain fate has brought her there.

But Hiraeth Manor is no enchanted castle. Crumbling, hostile, and filled with secrets, it resists her every step. Among its occupants is Preston Héloury, a sharp-tongued scholar intent on unmasking Myrddin as a fraud. Reluctant allies, Effy and Preston unravel threads of myth and memory—only to find themselves caught in a web of deception, magic, and danger that may cost them everything.

Lush, eerie, and spellbinding, A Study in Drowning blends gothic mystery, academic rivalry, and the shimmer of forbidden love into a tale that feels both timeless and unsettlingly new.