Magic for Liars
core novel 2019 Magic for Liars
Record
| First published | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.61 (36,263 ratings, collected 2026-09-08) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781250174611 |
Synopsis
Magic for Liars, published by Sarah Gailey in 2019, follows Ivy Gamble, a private investigator with no magical talent of her own working in a world where magic is real and mostly closed off to people like her. When a teacher is found dead under violent, unexplained circumstances at the Osthorne Academy for Young Mages, Ivy is hired to investigate, a case that forces her back into uncomfortable contact with the magical world she has always been excluded from. Complicating the job further, the school employs Ivy's estranged twin sister Tabitha, a gifted magic teacher whose talents Ivy has spent years resenting from a distance, dragging old, unresolved family history directly into a professional investigation Ivy would rather keep strictly business.
Where it sits
- Universe: Magic for Liars
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Sarah Gailey
Awards (verified)
- Locus Award (Best First Novel), 2020: finalist
Sources
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