The Cathedral of Lost Souls: Hecate Cavendish #2    by Paula Brackston Order:  USA  Can St. Martin's, 2025 (2025)      Reviewed by Hilary Williamson The Cathedral of Lost Souls is the sequel to Paula Brackston's The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish, a historical fantasy set in 1881 Hereford, England, and centered on its famous cathedral. The lead is red-haired Hecate, who works as an assistant librarian at the cathedral. In the first episode, she found she could communicate with cathedral ghosts like Brother Michael. When violence erupted from crypt sarcophagi, Hecate worked with Police Inspector Winter to defeat it, but she also loved and lost vicar John Forsyth. Along the way, she learned that the Essedenes (an ancient tribe of cannibals) were behind all that had happened, and were using someone at the cathedral to summon Resurgent Spirits of the dead, who then hunted and possessed living hosts. Their numbers are increasing - do they aim to take the city? Hecate is determined to stop them, and they see her as a threat to their plans, to be eliminated. Meanwhile there are glassworkers at the cathedral, the younger (Gil Wheatley) with 'strikingly soulful eyes'. Hecate has other allies, including John's ghost and faithful hound Gelert - and she will need all their help - and a book of spells. She deals with all ... eventually, and after many perilous encounters. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Fantasy books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews