KINGDOM OF SOULS, the last witchdoctor

439pp., paperback, London, 2019

A fantasy novel for young adults set in a West African-inspired fantasy kingdom. A young woman born into a family of traditional healers trades years of her life for magic in the hope of catching a child-snatcher.

Rena Barron grew up in Alabama, lives in Chicago and works at an advertising agency. Kingdom of Souls is her debut novel.