Mask and Dagger Series

When the goblin moon rises, strange things happen. Coffins float down the river, hobgoblins crawl out from their dens, and alchemists pore over ancient texts in search of the art of creating life. One man fights a secret battle against cruelty and injustice with wit, ingenuity, and a lethal lack of compunction.

Bizarre things are happening in the little town of Hobb's Church, where Sera, Elsie, and Jedidiah are hiding from the vengeance of the Duchess. While Jed and the lensmaker Mr. Jonas construct a magical engine to raise a sunken island, the young ladies must deal with ghosts, hobgoblins, and a school of mischievous girls. On the other side of the world, Francis Skelbrooke decoys the Duchess's spies, leading them on a chase across the continent of Euterpe (stopping every now and then to bring a villain or two to account). But the vengeful fairy has other spies: one of them in Hobb's Church.