Grimoire Noir by Vera Greentea and Yana Bogatch

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Bucky Orson is a bit gloomy, but who isn’t at fifteen?

His best friend left him to hang out with way cooler friends, his dad is the town sheriff, and wait for it―he lives in Blackwell, a town where all the girls are witches. But when his little sister is kidnapped because of her extraordinary power, Bucky has to get out of his own head and go on a strange journey to investigate the small town that gives him so much grief. And in the process he uncovers the town’s painful history and a conspiracy that will change it forever.

Grimoire Noir is a fantasy pastiche of noir tropes: Bucky Orson investigates his sister's disappearance in a town where all of the girls
are witches who can't leave. The noir tropes and plot beats are familiar and comfortable, with just enough of a twist from the setting and age of the characters to keep it interesting.

You can read my full review at ladybusiness.

[Caution warning: witch hunts, historical death of a child, missing child, neglectful parents, child imprisonment]