The Inquisitor's Apprentice: A Fantasy Mystery About Witches, Crime, and Gangs in New York for Kids (Ages 10-12) (The Inquisitor's Apprentice Series Book 1)

The day Sacha found out he could see witches was the worst day of his life . . .Being an Inquisitor is no job for a nice Jewish boy. But when the police learn that Sacha Kessler can see witches, he’s apprenticed to the department’s star Inquisitor, Maximillian Wolf. Their mission is to stop magical crime. And New York at the beginning of the twentieth century is a magical melting pot where each ethnic group has its own brand of homegrown witchcraft, and magical gangs rule the streets from Hell’s Kitchen to Chinatown.Soon Sacha has teamed up with fellow apprentice Lily Astral, daughter of one of the city’s richest Wall Street Wizards—and a spoiled snob, if you ask Sacha. Their first case is to find out who’s trying to kill Thomas Edison.Edison has invented a mechanical witch detector that could unleash the worst witch-hunt in American history. Every magician in town has a motive to kill him. But as the investigation unfolds, all the clues lead back to the Lower East Side. And Sacha soon realizes that his own family could be accused of murder!A Magical Historical Fantasy: Step into a richly imagined early 20th-century New York where immigrant magic thrives in the tenements and magical gangs rule the streets.An Unlikely Partnership: He's a boy from the Lower East Side who can see witches; she's the spoiled daughter of a Wall Street Wizard. They can’t stand each other, but they’ll have to work together to solve the case.A High-Stakes Mystery: When someone tries to murder Thomas Edison, every magician in the city is a suspect. But for Sacha, the investigation is about to get dangerously personal.Witches, Wizards, and Dybbuks: Explore a world of homegrown witchcraft, powerful wizards, and terrifying creatures as Sacha is pulled deeper into a magical criminal underworld he never knew existed. Read more