New Dunedin Novel: The Kingfisher's Debt by Kura Carpenter
The Kingfisher’s Debt author, Kura Carpenter, would like you to think it’s another library – one for Witches.
“There’s always been something odd about the DPL,” Kura said when questioned. “How many basements does a respectable library really need?”
Three apparently, according to the book. And what’s down there? The Witches’ Reading Room, a members-only library for local Dunedin Witches.
Described as Wellington Paranormal meets Outrageous Fortune, Kura Carpenter’s debut urban fantasy novel, “The Kingfisher’s Debt” is set in Dunedin, and as well as revealing a hidden magical community, the mystery lurking beneath the City Library is about to be exposed.
"The Kingfisher's Debt is a fast-paced, humorous first-person mystery about a woman from a family of car-thieves with supernatural powers who is forced to work with the Dunedin police to solve community crimes in order to repay her debt to society."
I'm thoroughly enjoying this book. If you like your humour as dry as your gin, you'll love this. Cracking dialogue, and a story that keeps its secrets when it should.
Maybe it’s time to expand City Library’s monthly Stack Trek to include magical realms?
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Kura Carpenter is a Dunedin Writer and Graphic Designer and worked for the Moray Place Library in 2006/07. She enjoys reading, calligraphy, doodling, sewing and constructing miniature furniture from ice-block sticks. She volunteers her time for several organisations including Images of the Past, a group who make and wear Victorian clothes to promote the city by entertaining the tourists and who also fund-raise books for children visiting the Dunedin Public Hospital. A few years ago, Kura was fortunate enough to adopt a retired racing greyhound and now wants everyone to experience the joy of sharing your house and heart with these gentle goofballs.
Kura Carpenter, The Kingfisher’s Debt
Publication date: 29th September 2018 IFWG Publishing Australia
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STACK TREK: THE UNSEEN ADULT FICTION COLLECTION
Boldly go where few borrowers have been before…For one hour only on the last Saturday of each month, we open up our secret stash of Adult Fiction books in the library basement. Trekkies meet at the ground floor helpdesk for a guided trip to the far reaches of the Library and the opportunity to browse the Fiction collections. Find an old favourite, or discover a completely new author!
Numbers limited to 15 per Trek.
Last Saturday of every month, February - November
Meet ground floor help desk