The Talisman Pyong-mo Ku Wildfire FB|JBSF11|JBSF|FYT Paperback 2025 Jane Hepburn is still recovering

Jane Hepburn is still recovering from solving the murder at last year's Killer Lines festival when she is dragged into another very bookish murder

He has a taste for puzzles and a habit of getting into trouble

Among the unforgettable cast of staff and residents there's Mr Peckover the deluded archaeologist

Over the centuries

The Talisman Pyong-mo Ku Wildfire FB|JBSF11|JBSF|FYT Paperback 2025 Jane Hepburn is still recoveringTwelve year old Jack spends his days alone in a deserted coastal town, his father gone, his mother dying. Then he meets a stranger and embarks on a terrifying journey. For Jack must find the Talisman, the only thing that can save his mother. His quest takes him into the menacing Territories, a parallel world where violence, surprise and the titanic struggle between good and evil reach across a mythic landscape.