In the Shadow of the Cathedral: An Urban Fantasy Mystery (The Gathering Storm Book 1)

Two classically-styled mysteries from the Gathering Storm series. ___________________________________ The truth is often not what it seems... Ethan finds himself trapped in a minimum-wage job after he is rejected by his chosen university. Facing the wait of a year before he can try to secure a place again, his dilemma is resolved when a mystery woman unexpectedly appears in his home. She proclaims herself to be a magus—a person gifted in the magical arts—and offers to make him her apprentice. The stranger’s offer proves too tempting, and Ethan begins his apprenticeship under her. Ethan soon finds out that his new mentor is more than just a magus: she's a private detective as well, and so joins Philomena in her investigations of the local magi of Kent's problems. Everything seems to be perfect. At least, until Ethan realises that the world his Master has brought him into is filled with secrets, unspoken dangers, and political division; and while Philomena is brilliant, his master is not always forthcoming. What secrets lie in the shadows beyond what his Master is willing to teach him? And could this change be more of a curse than a blessing?