Murder, Moonlight, and Magic. A fantasy mystery thriller with a dash of romance. The story follows an orphan girl who discovers her unusual skills are more than what she thought and a genius inspector who has a peculiar way of knowing what the killer is thinking as these two work together to find a killer who is killing woman and soon focusing on them. In the city of Collis there is a holy Sanctum and a orphan girl named Catrin lives and works there. She spends her days and nights checking building structure to make sure that there are no flaws in the construction before it hurts anyone. One night she witnesses a murderer escaping from his crime and she suddenly finds herself pulled into a dangerous chain of events. Cue Simon, a mysterious and genius inspector of sorts who has an uncanny ability to know what the killer is thinking and a calm in the face of dead bodies that is startling. Simon is put in charge of catching the murderer and needs Cat’s help to figure it out. both of them find themselves hunting for clues as more dead bodies begin to show up and as the killer begins to specifically target people in Cat’s life and leave notes for Simon... soon Cat will find herself questioning everyone in her life and who could possibly be the killer. It doesn’t help that Simon and Cat are beginning to fall for one another but can you truly fall in love with someone if you keep secrets from them and Simon and Cat are full of their own secrets. This was a fantastic read!!! A perfect mixture of magic, romance, detective work, and a jack the ripper-esque mystery. I loved this book so much and honestly I NEED AN EXTRA CHAPTER OF WHAT HAPPENS NEXT FOR MY TWO DARLINGS. Simon and Cat’s relationship is quite sweet, both of them have baggage, and they both care and love the other. They are willing to understand and give each other what the other needs and it just *chef’s kiss*. Seriously if you love murder mystery with fantasy and romance, this is for you!

*Thanks Netgalley and Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*