The Stranger Times: (The Stranger Times 1)

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Hannah Willis is desperate for a job after being ostracized for an accidental arson (she was burning her ex's clothes). So desperate, in fact, that she finds herself answering this ad: Narrative was the most challenging part of the story. It literally switches through most of the appearing cast in a third-person limited voice, from arch-villain to police inspector to victim to Hannah. I'm not sure why the author didn't just do a more omniscient point of view and worker harder on transitions, but I definitely felt like continuity struggled. (Actually, once I realized it was the same author, it made more sense, as the majority of his career seems to have been in script-writing for television). I loved this book. Great premise – great story – great characters . . . hugely enjoyable.’ JODI TAYLOR, bestselling author of The Chronicles of St Mary’s series There she meets Grace, Simon, Stella, Ox & Reggie. They fulfill the colourful, odd & entertaining part of the equation. The rude bit comes courtesy of managing editor Vincent Banecroft, a man intent on drinking himself into a coma. Right away, you know each of these people has a past that needs to be explored & we get hints as the plot progresses. But it’s not all giggles & insults. There’s a spooky, darker side to the whole story.

Overall, The Stranger Times is a fantastic book that I cannot recommend highly enough. McDonnell's writing is top-notch, the characters are unforgettable, and the world he has created is a delight to explore. Whether you're a fan of supernatural thrillers or just looking for a fun and engaging read, this book is sure to deliver. The plot + plot twists. This book had a really interesting plot, and it was filled with twists!! To be honest, the beginning was really slow, and it took a while for the main characters to realize the problem, but other than that, I loved the plot and the way it was written!

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The plot twists aren’t tense as there’s never any doubt of their resolution. Will the paper be shut down forever? Nope, because this is the first book in a series dependent on there being a paper. Will they stop the bad guy? Of course, because this is the first book in a series where our heroes will face more bad guys in more books.

Vincent Banecroft, The Stranger Times’ irascible editor, never has believed his wife died for a minute, despite emphatic evidence to the contrary. Now, against all odds, it would seem that he might actually get proved right, however what lengths is he going to go in an effort to rescue her? The basic plot involves an eclectic collection of characters who work at a newspaper called The Stranger Times. This publication is unconventional in the sense that it focuses on the weird, wonderful, supernatural and magical tales. The Stranger Times is a paranormal newspaper based in Manchester and dedicated to reporting the weird and wonderful from around the world. It is like the Fortean Times’ unloved trashy cousin that gets drunk at a wedding and throws up in the mother-of-the-bride’s handbag. The managing editor is Vincent Banecroft, the former darling of Fleet Street. He has had a fall from grace that makes the Hindenburg look like a largely successful flight.Welcome to The Stranger Times, Manchester's one-and-only newspaper reporting on the weird, supernatural, and bonkers beliefs of the worldly public. Do they believe it? Who knows. But the public does, and that's what a good journalist does: reports on the opinions of the public. 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.