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The Tainted Cup
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Series: Ana and Din Mysteries
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ISBN10: 1984820710
ISBN13: 9781984820716
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: Nov 5 2024
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.70
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
Awards: Edgar Allan Poe Awards, Hugo Award
ISBN13: 9781984820716
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Published: Nov 5 2024
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.70
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.10
Language: English
Awards: Edgar Allan Poe Awards, Hugo Award
HUGO AWARD WINNER - WORLD FANTASY AWARD WINNER - NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A Holmes and Watson-style detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from acclaimed author Robert Jackson Bennett Like an endearing fantasy version of Knives Out . . . A great murder mystery is hard to pull off, but Bennett structures his perfectly.--T. J. Klune, The New York Times Combines the best of Lovecraft and Doyle.--Matt Dinniman, New York Times bestselling author of Dungeon Crawler Carl A masterpiece.--Hideo Kojima, legendary videogame creator of the Metal Gear series
LOCUS AWARD FINALIST - EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE - A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Elle, BookPage
In Daretana's greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies dead--killed, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. Even here at the Empire's borders, where contagions abound and the blood of the leviathans works strange magical changes, it's a death both terrifying and impossible. Assigned to investigate is Ana Dolabra, a detective whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities. Rumor has it that she wears a blindfold at all times, and that she can solve impossible cases without even stepping outside the walls of her home. At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol, magically altered in ways that make him the perfect aide to Ana's brilliance. Din is at turns scandalized, perplexed, and utterly infuriated by his new superior--but as the case unfolds and he watches Ana's mind leap from one startling deduction to the next, he must admit that she is, indeed, the Empire's greatest detective. As the two close in on a mastermind and uncover a scheme that threatens the Empire itself, Din realizes he's barely begun to assemble the puzzle that is Ana Dolabra--and wonders how long he'll be able to keep his own secrets safe from her piercing intellect. By an endlessly inventive (Vulture) author with a wicked sense of humor (NPR), The Tainted Cup mixes the charms of detective fiction with brilliant world-building to deliver a fiendishly clever mystery that's at once instantly recognizable and thrillingly new.
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