A classic Golden Age crime novel, and one of the first to feature a serial killer. Investigating the disappearance of a vicar's daughter in London, the popular novelist and amateur detective Roger Sheringham is shocked to discover that the girl is already dead, found hanging from a screw by her own
Of dragons, feasts and murders: a Dominion of the Fallen story
β Scribed by Aliette de Bodard
- Publisher
- Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 70 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- New York;NY
- ISBN
- 1625674848
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β¦ Synopsis
From the author of the critically acclaimed Dominion of the Fallen trilogy comes a tale of dragons, and Fallen angels--and also kissing, sarcasm and stabbing.Lunar New Year should be a time for familial reunions, ancestor worship, and consumption of an unhealthy amount of candied fruit.But when dragon prince Thuan brings home his brooding and ruthless husband Asmodeus for the New Year, they find not interminable family gatherings, but a corpse outside their quarters. Asmodeus is thrilled by the murder investigation; Thuan, who gets dragged into the political plotting he'd sworn off when he left, is less enthusiastic.It'll take all of Asmodeus's skill with knives, and all of Thuan's diplomacy, to navigate this one--as well as the troubled waters of their own relationship....A sparkling standalone book set in a world of dark intrigue.A Note on ChronologySpinning off from the Dominion of the Fallen series, which features political intrigue in Gothic devastated Paris, this book stands alone, but chronologically follows The House of Sundering Flames. It's High Gothic meets C-drama in a Vietnamese inspired world--perfect for fans of The Untamed, KJ Charles, and Roshani Chokshi's The Gilded Wolves.
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