A Trade of Blood

by Robert Jackson Bennett

In the third instalment of the Ana and Din Mysteries, detective Ana Dolabra is tasked with proving the innocence of a condemned noble whose hands are covered in his victim's blood. As she races against time to prevent his execution, a looming civil war threatens to plunge the Empire into starvation and chaos. The investigation uncovers a terrifying magical technology wielded by a hidden mastermind, and each new suspect meets a gruesome death designed to inflame tensions between two powerful families. With her assistant Din at her side, Ana must untangle a web of political intrigue, ancient sorcery, and murder to avert war and clear the accused's name.