Shadows of Wonderland Series by Isadora Brown

When twenty-three-year-old Alice Wynter discovers there’s a chance the wrong man was sent to prison for her best friend’s murder, she’s forced to investigate. Considering she’s the only unmagicked being in the small town of Wonderland, this is much easier said than done.All magic has been eradicated from Wonderland after the Mad Mage was banished twenty-four years ago. But some still lingers, dormant and ready to fall into the appropriate hands... moreWhen twenty-three-year-old Alice Wynter discovers there’s a chance the wrong man was sent to prison for her best friend’s murder, she’s forced to investigate. Considering she’s the only unmagicked being in the small town of Wonderland, this is much easier said than done.All magic has been eradicated from Wonderland after the Mad Mage was banished twenty-four years ago. But some still lingers, dormant and ready to fall into the appropriate hands.Twenty-three-year-old Alice Wynter, daughter of the chief of police, can’t wait until she can get out of Wonderland. As the only person in the entire town who doesn’t have magic, she’s never felt as though she belonged. It doesn’t help that her best friend was murdered a year ago.When Rumpelstiltskin himself asks her for a favor, she can’t refuse. However, she soon realizes he thinks the man convicted for her best friend’s murder is actually innocent. Alice isn’t sure she wants to entertain that idea, considering the fact that her father was the officer who arrested him and the reason he was promoted to Chief of Police so quickly.In order to obtain justice for her friend, Alice must look at the clues with an open mind to the truth. Bodies are meant to stay buried but ghosts live on - until their restless spirits are finally given peace.With the grittiness and mystery of Riverdale and the magic and romance of Once Upon A Time, The Seeker’s Shadow is a captivating urban fantasy mystery readers are sure to be enchanted by! less

Magic starts weeping into Wonderland and it spells nothing but trouble.Thanks to her growing reputation as an unofficial private investigator, Alice Wynter gets a visit from Rory Stone, a young woman interested in figuring out who her birth parents are. She lives with her three maternal aunts and they refuse to say a word. Unfortunately for Alice, she’s not as good at finding people as she is at solving crimes, which means she has to recruit Jack Lupine... moreMagic starts weeping into Wonderland and it spells nothing but trouble.Thanks to her growing reputation as an unofficial private investigator, Alice Wynter gets a visit from Rory Stone, a young woman interested in figuring out who her birth parents are. She lives with her three maternal aunts and they refuse to say a word. Unfortunately for Alice, she’s not as good at finding people as she is at solving crimes, which means she has to recruit Jack Lupine. They haven’t gotten along before Alice’s best friend was murdered.At the same time, Rumplestilskin is back with more information on Beast’s wrongful imprisonment and wants Alice to help figure out why a man would sign his life away for a crime he didn’t commit. All they have is a name - Belle - and the fact that she’s the only person he’s been writing to, besides his sister.When clues lead her to unraveling the truth about the Mad Mage, about whether he’s really back, she realizes she could potentially be putting herself and her small town in danger.Alice may not possess magic, but she’s in a world of it. Wonderland is like an onion; the more she peels back, another more sinister layer is there, ready to threaten everything and everyone she loves. She must press forward and continue to uncover everything about the town’s sordid history if she ever wants to learn what really happened to her best friend - and why Alice is at the center of everything.With the magic of Once Upon A Timeand the mystery of Veronica Mars, The Shadows of Wonderland series is highly addictive. less

When the wolves in the Blood Forest howl, blood is going to spill.Now that Alice Winters has moved out of her father's place, she decides to do something she never thought she would after her best friend's murder: make friends. When her co-worker invites her out for a drink, Alice agrees. What she doesn't expect is for Crim to completely disappear.Now, Alice is doing a juggling act... moreWhen the wolves in the Blood Forest howl, blood is going to spill.Now that Alice Winters has moved out of her father's place, she decides to do something she never thought she would after her best friend's murder: make friends. When her co-worker invites her out for a drink, Alice agrees. What she doesn't expect is for Crim to completely disappear.Now, Alice is doing a juggling act. Not only is she trying to figure out what happened to her friend, the ever elusive Rumpelstiltskin got her into the highly secured prison to see Beast - who may or may not have committed Anna's murder a year ago. Bank records show he received large payments around the time of the murder, but he refuses to say anything about it.While Alice meets Shane - the guy Crim has been casually seeing - she can tell he knows more than what's going on, so she decides to follow him into the Blood Forest where nightmares come to life. The deeper Alice goes into the mystery surrounding Crim's disappearance, the more she realizes that a major confrontation is bound to occur, especially when she discovers the real reason why Crim was taken. It only gets worse when evidence reveals it has to do with the banishment of the Mad Mage himself.With the grittiness and mystery of Riverdale and the magic and romance of Once Upon A Time, The Seeker’s Darkness is the thrilling third book in a captivating urban fantasy mystery readers are enchanted by! less