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The tainted cup / Robert Jackson Bennett.
"An eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of magic, deceit, and murder in fantasy reimagining of the classic crime novel"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781984820709 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 410 pages : map ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Del Rey, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Subject: | Imaginary places > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Women detectives > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Benne | 31681010358331 | FICTION | Reshelving | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"An eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of magic, deceit, and murder in fantasy reimagining of the classic crime novel"-- - Baker & Taylor
Investigating a seemingly impossible death, detective Ana Dolabra, whose brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities, and her new magically altered assistant, Din, who is trying to keep his own secrets safe from her piercing intellect, uncover a scheme that threatens the safety of the Empire itself. - Random House, Inc.
HUGO AWARD WINNER ⢠WORLD FANTASY AWARD WINNER ⢠NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠A Holmes and Watsonâstyle detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from acclaimed author Robert Jackson Bennett
âLike an endearing fantasy version of Knives Out . . . A great murder mystery is hard to pull off but Bennett structures his perfectly, and the fact that itâs in a fantasy setting only makes it better.ââT. J. Klune, The New York Times
LOCUS AWARD FINALIST ⢠EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, Elle, BookPage
In Daretanaâs greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies deadâkilled, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. Even here at the Empireâs borders, where contagions abound and the blood of the leviathans works strange magical changes, itâs 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 Anaâs brilliance. Din is at turns scandalized, perplexed, and utterly infuriated by his new superiorâbut as the case unfolds and he watches Anaâs mind leap from one startling deduction to the next, he must admit that she is, indeed, the Empireâs greatest detective.
As the two close in on a mastermind and uncover a scheme that threatens the Empire itself, Din realizes heâs barely begun to assemble the puzzle that is Ana Dolabraâand wonders how long heâll be able to keep his own secrets safe from her piercing intellect.
By an âendlessly inventiveâ (Vulture) author with a âwicked sense of humorâ (NPR), The Tainted Cup mixes the charms of detective fiction with brilliant world-building to deliver a fiendishly clever mystery thatâs at once instantly recognizable and thrillingly new.
