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# Author publishes new novel set in Lichfield
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/author-publishes-new-novel-set-in-lichfield/
- Published: 2022-09-18T06:09:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-09-17T09:03:46.000Z
- Description: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Magpie-Price-Morton-Book-ebook/dp/B0B8JXYRR8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LSEJPNUZDWU&keywords=the+secret+magpie&qid=1663408784&sprefix=%2Caps%2C53&sr=8-1
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:11, News

A new novel set in Lichfield has been published.

The Secret Magpie has been authored by local writer Gary J Mack.

The book is the first in a trilogy featuring characters DCI Harry Morton and DI Maisie Price and sees them seek to find a killer loose in the city.

Father-of-three Gary said:

> “Readers have likened The Secret Magpie to a cross between Silent Witness and modern shows like American Horror Story.”  
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> Gary J Mack

Although The Secret Magpie is the first published novel by the local government and NHS worker, he has already seen work in print.

> “Impossible Fruit, my first collection of short stories, sold internationally.  
>  
> “I’m an avid fan of 1970s and 1980s science fiction, horror and fantasy, and I’ve had Doctor Who and Blake’s 7 stories published in various anthologies.  
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> “I also plan to release gothic horror novel The Ghostly Menagerie in December and The Raven’s Message – the sequel to The Secret Magpie – next summer.”  
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> Gary J Mack

The Secret Magpie is available to order on [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Magpie-Price-Morton-Book-ebook/dp/B0B8JXYRR8/ref=sr%5F1%5F1?crid=1LSEJPNUZDWU&keywords=the+secret+magpie&qid=1663408784&sprefix=%2Caps%2C53&sr=8-1&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).