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Gobbelino London & a Menace of Mermaids
"I was expecting a throne made from the skulls of your enemies."
"It can be arranged."
I’m not saying all of North Yorkshire’s magical population wants us dead. Just most of them.
Which is why we fled to Whitby, where no one should’ve been looking.
But lying low? Not our skillset. And when one of our last friends is taken by the sea, we can’t just walk away — especially since her partner is a reaper with a scythe that slices reality, and it might be our fault.
We’re not going alone. We’ve got a one-eyed pirate captain, a bloodthirsty parrot, and a deeply dodgy mermaid.
The storm of the century? Not stopping us.
The Black Dogs, the kraken cult, and the Sea Witch? Might be an issue.
Leeds is looking better by the moment…
This is the sixth book in the complete, seven-book Gobbelino London, PI urban fantasy series, centred around the adventures of a mercenary feline PI and his human sidekick. It contains snarky cats and other gods, many bad jokes and terrible puns, plus a large serving of mythological and real creatures behaving badly. It will appeal to anyone who likes their fantasy funny, modern, and filled with friendship rather than romance - and also to those who suspect their cat may be living a great and secret life when they're not looking.
A Menace of Mermaids contains some violence, particularly involving mermaids with a grudge and threatening kraken, but none of it is graphic. It contains no sex and only mild language. It does, however, contain blasphemy.
Gobbelino London & a Menace of Mermaids
Gobbelino London & a Menace of Mermaids
Cozy Pairings
Voodoo is a rich and inviting fragrance built around the depth of freshly brewed coffee, softened with the natural sweetness of sugar cane. Warm and slightly indulgent, this scent blends bold, roasted notes with a smooth, lingering sweetness that feels both energizing and comforting. Subtle and atmospheric, it carries a hint of something more, adding a layer of intrigue that makes the fragrance feel warm, familiar, and just a little bit magical.
Why we chose this: Gobbelino London is a mercenary feline private investigator, Callum is his long-suffering human sidekick, and together they have faced Books of Power, zombie chickens, the last unicorns in England, necromancers, weres, mermaids, and the end of the world, usually for less money than the job was worth. Voodoo carries the warm, slightly mysterious depth of a series where the magic is always stranger than expected and the friendship at its heart is the realest thing in it, rich and roasted with a hint of something that feels like a late night that keeps getting more interesting. It is the candle for every book in this series. Light this candle and let the warmth fill the room like a Yorkshire evening where Gobbelino is already plotting something inadvisable and Callum has just realized it is too late to stop him.