{"product_id":"the-tainted-cup-9781984820709","title":"The Tainted Cup","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Superbly blends mystery and fantasy . . . Give me more of this world and these characters ASAP!\"--#1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Meg Gardiner \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssigned 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By an \"endlessly inventive\" (\u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e) author with a \"wicked sense of humor\" (NPR), \u003ci\u003e The Tainted Cup\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781984820709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2023 pg. 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robert Jackson Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397777064117,"sku":"9781984820709","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b2e24e70-20c0-4744-b39c-2cf90f789c18.jpg?v=1702394263","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-tainted-cup-9781984820709","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}