Crows at Dawn

Crows at Dawn, book two of the Violet Cross cosy paranormal mystery series by Sophie Victor

Crows at Dawn

A Violet Cross Magical Mystery — Book 2

Sophie Victor

A sapphic cozy paranormal mystery series with humour, romance and supernatural chaos.


A murder of crows, a magical Mediterranean village, and a very public false accusation…

When omens of death appear in the branches above main street before a bomb explodes, ex-agent Violet Cross is blamed for the attack. With the town turning against her and sparks flying with Rose, the owner of the apothecary next door, Violet must unmask the real culprit and clear her name before the crows claim their first victim.

A cosy, slightly chaotic, paranormal mystery filled with humour, flirting, and the existential, inescapable dread of being falsely blamed for something incompetent and poorly executed…


Behind the book

This second book is more Agatha Christie meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer… my ode to Poirot: if he was a chaotic and paranormal lesbian.

— Sophie

What readers say

“This mystery has everything you could ask for. Red herrings and fabulous reveal (total Agatha Christie and Death in Paradise vibes)”

@Bethy_The_Book_Dragon

“If you’re looking for a short, gripping story, then this book is definitely for you. I could have so easily carried on reading because I was always left wanting more!”

Lisa Bratton

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Sophie Victor, sapphic cosy fantasy and paranormal mystery author

I write fantasy and paranormal fiction – the real world is too sad, too mundane, too predictable, and too limited by the boundaries of physics – with themes of mystery (got to have something to work those little grey cells), and romance (because, honestly, what is life without love?).

My books are beautifully queer, because I am, but don’t worry, there is some straight representation. And they’re ND-coded: dry observational wit and delicious tangents, social-awkwardness and the insatiable search for dopamine…

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