The Mystery of the Dancing Lights - (Baker City Mysteries) by Éric Desmarais (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Mysteries are Elizabeth Coderre's life, and after wizards, hags, artificers, vampires, kobolds, genies, and killer kittens, she thinks she's seen everything.

She's wrong!

And when she goes to Riding Thorpe summer camp, which is built on an old government experimental facility, she discovers that there's a lot she doesn't know.

Can she solve the mystery of the dancing lights, save her friends, and escape a time loop? Or is she cursed to relive her friends' deaths forever?

Includes a brand-new murder mystery novella by Jen Desmarais starring Kennedy Fairfield (from Assassins! Accidental Matchmakers) about her 1995 summer vacation in Baker.

Review Quotes

"I am legit obsessed with this world, and this book fueled that with back story galore! I love the time loop trope, and this book does not disappoint, even throwing us back further in time to the late 1930s for one loop! The mystery itself is woven between two separate timelines; 1989 and 2015, and has a very satisfying conclusion." - Jen Desmarais

"A delightful time-travelling adventure with a smart protagonist and an inclusive cast of characters. If you like puzzles and mysteries, this one is for you. I can't wait to see what adventures Elizabeth and the gang will have next!" - Elizabeth Hirst

"Magic, Mystery, Intrigue. This book has everything to encourage readers like me to stay up for 'just one more chapter' and forget tomorrow is a work day. A genuinely engaging mystery with great heroes and evil villains. This book draws the reader in and get them invested in the characters. I honestly forgot I was reading more than once." - John Haas

"This time, Eric takes the reader on a wild ride between two time periods and two eerie settings - the Elmsley Academy with its deranged staff and a creepy summer camp, seemingly stuck in a time warp. Follow Baker City friends Elizabeth, Rex, Jackie and Angela into battle as they race against space, time and magical elements, in an attempt to unravel why youth are mysteriously disappearing, leaving dancing lights in their wake. Eric capably develops believable characters, both old and new. Lots of life lessons are hidden in this book. His writing is never maudlin, and is guaranteed to inspire and keep you flipping pages to reach the crescendo." - Sue Taylor-Davidson