04036cam a2200685 4500 1140634910 TxAuBib 20240206120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781984820723 1984820729 cf3e9dce-0245-4ee9-abf9-130fcb870207 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9832065 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Bennett, Robert Jackson, 1984- The Tainted Cup [Libby eBook]. Random House Worlds, 2024. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 5388kB. science fiction and fantasy books. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. science fiction and fantasy. fantasy books for adults. mystery thriller books. robert jackson bennett. Murder mystery books. detective novels. adventure books. gifts for women. The Tainted Cup. fantasy novels. murder mystery. thriller books. mystery books. gifts for dad. fantasy books. gifts for men. fantasy gifts. Epic Fantasy. crime novels. fantasy book. crime books. detective. Thrillers. mysteries. Adventure. dad books. Thriller. mystery. fantasy. Action. crime. Magic. HTML:<b>A Holmes and Watson–style detective duo take the stage in this fantasy with a mystery twist, from the Edgar-winning, multiple Hugo-nominated Robert Jackson Bennett<br /> “Superbly blends mystery and fantasy . . . Give me more of this world and these characters ASAP!”—#1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Meg Gardiner</b><br /> 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.<br /> 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.<br /> 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.<br /> 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.<br /> By an “endlessly inventive” (<i>Vulture</i>) author with a “wicked sense of humor” (NPR), <i>The Tainted Cup</i> 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. Fantasy. Fiction. Mystery. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2024-02-06 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=cf3e9dce-0245-4ee9-abf9-130fcb870207&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=cf3e9dce-0245-4ee9-abf9-130fcb870207&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)