Skulkmoor

Dark, delicious and extraordinary. An inventive, page-turning story with a fabulous cast of characters.

Dark, delicious and extraordinary. An inventive, page-turning story with a fabulous cast of characters.

I am a huge fan of Hana's writing, and Skulkmoor certainly did NOT disappoint - if anything I think it might be her best book yet! Clever plotting, a lovably eccentric cast, and such a richly atmospheric setting. Pacy, exciting, mysterious, adventurous - it's a deliciously dark adventure that sparkles with wit and wonder. An absolute page-turner that children will love, simply packed with Hana Tooke's trademark quirkiness, warmth and originality. I was charmed and captivated from gruesome beginning to ghastly end.

What a read! A raven-circled manor skulking with secrets and two deliciously anarchic heroes uncovering the murder mystery buried within its walls. Darkly gothic and magnificently weird - no one tells a story like Hana Tooke!

Deliciously dark, with wit as sharp as a raven’s beak, this strange and wonderful story comes wrapped up in a murder mystery that readers will be racing to unravel!

A thrillingly twisty mystery packed with gothic atmosphere, a rogues’ gallery of delightfully eccentric characters and absolutely brimming with Hana’s exceptional blend of witty description and heartfelt emotional depth. I loved it!

A deliciously gothic whodunnit awash with atmosphere and a thrilling plot that grips you like the talons of a crow. Welcome to your new murderous obsession!

A twisty saga with comedic overtones and gothic undertones. A tale of sad secrets, hidden doors and startling revelations, bobbing in stewed resentment. A deliciously dark story with excitement and eccentricity in equal measure.

[A] complex murder mystery. And Ayesha L Rubio’s great drawings locate the kawaii in period costumes.

Praise for Hana Tooke: ' 'A high-speed, witty, absurd and joyful adventure'

A corker of a story

Hana Tooke grew up on a polder near Amsterdam, in a house filled with peculiar clocks and a head filled with a peculiar imagination. She's been a singer, a teacher, and even a mad-scientist, but these days she spends her days writing stories, sculpting puppets, and collecting curiosities. She lives in Bath with two humans, a cat, and a skeleton marionette. Her debut novel, The Unadoptables , was shortlisted for the Bath Children's Novel Award and longlisted for the Branford Boase.