Indiana Jones meets Hidden Figures in this brand-new stand-alone historical fantasy set in the world of The Conductors, in which the space race of the mid-20^th century will be determined by magic...if not murder.

In the 1960s, the world was caught up in reaching beyond our planet and into the cosmos. It felt impossible—but there was nothing science, math…and magic couldn’t make possible. The race to space was on, and the Moon was what everyone had their eyes on.

Including Cynthia Rhodes, a brilliant arcane engineer at NASA’s Ainsworth Research Labs. Talented in math and magic, she hosts a magical educational show... a job she took mostly for a chance to regularly see the dashing Theodore Danner, a professor of arcane archeology.

She is also an amateur sleuth—something that has run in her family for generations.

When a cursed museum curator nearly interrupts a broadcast of their show, Cynthia finds an eager sleuthing partner in Theo. Pairing up, they begin investigating the strange behavior of the curator and a mysterious theft at the arcane history museum—until one of Cynthia’s own coworkers perishes right in front of her in a major lab accident that endangers Ainsworth’s role in the space race.

Certain it was murder instead of an accident, Cynthia sees this as a separate case at first. However the more she and Theo investigate, Cynthia uncovers a surprising link between the two incidents. The museum theft and murder are part of a larger equation—one that includes deadly enchantments, rumored pirate treasure, a peculiar plant, and a dire threat to the space program as well as everything she holds dear.

The Starseekers is another rip-roaring adventure for the Rhodes family, who have been using magic to aid their community and solve mysteries since before the Civil War. The times may have changed, but a Rhodes once again finds themselves thrust into a world of murders, theft, sabotage, and curses, and this time the stakes extend to the stars themselves. 

Library Journal Reviews

Glover continues her loosely connected "Murder & Magic" series with this follow-up to The Improvisors. Cynthia Rhodes is an arcane engineer at NASA, helping achieve the goal of reaching the moon. When a series of accidents befalls her project, Cynthia notices the involvement of a dangerous magical curse, the same one that afflicted a magical museum curator. Cynthia teams up with her grandparents' former assistant turned arcane archeologist, Theodore Danner, with whom she works to get at the heart of an ever-expanding and ever more deadly mystery. All roads lead to an unparalleled treasure rumored to be connected to a famous musician. As Cynthia and Theo race against an enemy who is willing to kill to obtain the treasure, they will need to use all their knowledge, both magical and otherwise, to save the day. The action is enough to keep the plot moving without overwhelming the story, while the cameos by characters from previous books will tickle fans and invite newcomers to seek out the earlier titles. VERDICT Glover's ability to weave and construct historical events within a layer of magic is astounding and entirely believable; this is another absolutely wonderful installment in her series.—Laura Hiatt