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M.A. Knights

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Hello. I’m M. A. Knights — English writer, BookToker, and firm believer that magic is considerably more useful than data (though I did try the data first).

After earning degrees in Countryside Conservation and Climate Change, I came to a quiet but decisive conclusion: I am not, in fact, a scientist. Something to do with numbers. And memory. And an overwhelming preference for dragons.

So I returned to what made sense — peculiar worlds, improbable creatures, and stories in which the strange is treated as entirely reasonable.

These days I write cosy fantasy and supernatural mysteries populated by eccentric investigators, opinionated folklore, and the sort of peril that is dramatic enough to be interesting, but polite enough not to ruin one’s afte ...more

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	The Pig in the Derby Hat: A cosy Supernatural Mystery Series (Trussel and Gout: Paranormal Investigations Book 1) 4.08 avg rating — 713 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Something in the Woodshed: A cosy Supernatural Mystery Series (Trussel and Gout: Paranormal Investigations Book 2) 4.30 avg rating — 282 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The White Owl of Thicklewood Hall: Trussel and Gout: Paranormal Investigations No. 3 4.29 avg rating — 220 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castle Gout and the Peculiar Petunia 4.40 avg rating — 141 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Werewolves in the Kitchen, Vampires at the Door: A Cosy Supernatural Mystery Series (Trussel and Gout: Paranormal Investigations Book 5) 4.46 avg rating — 52 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death in the Misty Isle: A Cosy Supernatural Mystery Series (Trussel and Gout: Paranormal Investigations Book 6) 4.64 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oak, Ash, and Fairy Thorn: A Cosy Supernatural Mystery Series: Trussel and Gout: Paranormal Investigations No. 7 4.48 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lord of Misrule: The hilarious first book in the new fantasy series Castle Blackwood by TikTok book awards 2024 shortlisted author M.A.Knights 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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