Indiana Jones meetsHidden Figuresin this brand-new stand-alone historical fantasy set in the world ofThe Conductors, in which the space race of the mid-20thcentury 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 impossiblebut there was nothing science, mathand magic couldnt 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 NASAs Ainsworth Research Labs. Talented in mathandmagic, 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 sleuthsomething 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 museumuntil one of Cynthias own coworkers perishes right in front of her in a major lab accident that endangers Ainsworths 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 equationone 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 Starseekersis 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.

Nicole Gloveris the author ofThe ConductorsandThe Undertakersas well asThe Improvisersin the Murder and Magic series. When shes not writing, shes working as a UX researcher in Virginia where her knowledge about murder and other mysteries is surprisingly useful.

• Publisher: Harper Voyager
• Publish Date: January 06, 2026
• Pages: 496
• Language: English
• Type: Paperback
• EAN/UPC: 9780063293632
• Dimensions: 8.0 X 5.3 X 1.1 inches | 16.0 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Fantasy, Popular Fiction