Relight My Fire
STOP PRESS! The Stranger Times wins the 2023 British Fantasy Award for Best Audio Work!
Some comebacks can be murder . . .
Stella is enjoying life as an almost student, or at least she is until a man falls from the sky right in front of her, leaving a big old hole in the pavement for Manchester Council to fill. The obvious question of how he ended up in the sky in the first place has no obvious answers, which is where The Stranger Times come in.
But this isn't just the hunt for another story. Dark powers think Stella might have been involved and the only way she and the team can prove her innocence is to find out what the hell is really going on. And what have dodgy gear, disturbed graves and a decommissioned rock star got to do with all this?
Vincent Banecroft has problems of his own in the form of a tall, dark but-definitely-not-handsome man dressed like a funeral who has been sent to make the paper's editor atone for his sins. Once he finds out exactly what that entails, Banecroft is not keen. Being banished to a Hellscape for all eternity looks like being no fun at all, not least because he has that pale Irish skin that burns really easily . . .
All that plus territorial ghouls, homicidal felines, eternal (and seemingly unstoppable) gnomes and a celebrity Who's Who that'd put a royal wedding to shame, and you're looking at a wild few days for The Stranger Times.
Relight My Fire is the fourth book in the acclaimed and brilliantly funny Stranger Times series.
C. K. McDonnell
C.K. McDonnell, a writer with a sharp wit and a knack for blending the quirky with the mysterious, has found his voice in genres that allow for humor and intrigue to coexist. Originally from Dublin, Ireland, McDonnell’s storytelling roots were planted in the lively and rich culture of his hometown, a place where dark humor often walks hand in hand with the bizarre. Though known for his Stranger Times series, McDonnell’s journey to the literary world was anything but typical.
Stranger Times
In the quirky world of The Stranger Times, reality is a bit too strange to be taken seriously. Set in Manchester, this series invites readers to follow the offbeat adventures of a ragtag group of journalists at a newspaper dedicated to covering the bizarre, unexplained, and outright weird. When new assistant editor, Hannah Willis, steps into this unpredictable newsroom, she quickly learns that reporting on ghosts, monsters, and time loops is just the tip of the iceberg.
Stranger Times consists of five books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
