A gloriously spooky, mischief-packed mystery from the author of Malice in Underland

Every year a Halloween Ball is thrown by the Topunders for their friends in Underland. It’s a big deal – excellent gloating fodder – and every Topunder family wants the honour of hosting it.

Finally, it seems as though the Malign family luck has changed; this is their year.

Preparations are in full swing when the Underland Mayor is ghostnapped, throwing Underland into turmoil. Worse is to come when the mayor is discovered in the Malign oubliette.

It is down to Malice, Seth and Uncle Vex to prove Ma and Pa’s innocence and bring the real culprits to justice. If they don’t, it will be more than just the Halloween Ball in ruins…

• Perfect for AMELIA FANG readers who want to take their next-step in reading.
• Highly-illustrated by renowned and celebrated illustrator, Hannah Peck.
• Ideal for fans of Witch Wars and The Train to Impossible Places

Prepare yourself for even more mischief than before with this gorgeously gothic series!

Malice Morbid Malign isn’t like the rest of her family.  

But when her younger sister Antipathy-Rose finds a sphere of solid Amber in one of the forbidden swag rooms at Malignant House, and bites right through it, she unwittingly unleashes a world of trouble. Trapped within the Amber sphere is Maniacal Malign’s time-stopping pocket watch.  

Maniacal Malign had been in exile for several centuries but the moment Antipathy-Rose’s gnashers crack the Amber, he is summoned back to monstrous action. Malice, Uncle Vex and Seth find themselves on a time-sensitive mission, as they race to retrieve the pocket watch, whilst unravelling Maniacal’s malevolent mischief along the way.  

• The perfect next read for Amelia Fang fans.
• An ideal gift for readers for Halloween and beyond.  
• This funny, warm-hearted, spooky series – stunningly illustrated by Hannah Peck, and beautifully packaged – will delight and enchant middle-grade readers aged 8+.

A gorgeously gothic debut series.  Packed with wonderful characters, witty writing and thrilling adventure.

STARFELL  meets  THE ADDAMS FAMILY.  

Meet  Malice Morbid Malign.

She’s from Underland, land of sorcery, spooks and skulduggery.

But, she and her family live in Topside and mischief is their business . . .

And the business of mischief is a very serious matter!

The Malign family hate books, they hate bathing, and they especially  HATE  helping.

But when grandad ghosts mysteriously start disappearing, including her own beloved grandad, Malice has no choice but to help.

She partners up with her Uncle Vexatious, to solve the case of the missing grandad-ghosts.

The perfect next read for Amelia Fang fans.

This funny, warm-hearted, spooky series – stunningly illustrated by Hannah Peck, and beautifully packaged – will delight and enchant middle-grade readers aged 9-12.