Alyster is a human. A human is something very expendable in the world of Elves, Dwarfs, Dragons.etc. Alyster is a very different human, he cannot go a second without punching someone or something. With every bounty he earns in the several kingdoms, his notoriety explodes but the problem is Alyster Greymare is the greatest detective in the seven kingdoms.
A great evil is brewing, the lives of countless humans, elves, dwarfs are on the line. A coup d'etat is taking place in the Great Kingdom.
Will Alyster do something? Probably not. "Probably".
Adele knows she witnessed a murder - what she doesn't know is just how personal it is.
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A girl was brutally murdered in the basement of a sorority house in spring 2011. Adele Theroux thinks she saw the killer - and the killer definitely saw her. What she doesn't know is why this all happened and who this guy is. As she tries to solve the mystery from a distance while in witness protection, the connections keep getting weirder and more personal. Might she be able to relate to the killer in a way that no one else can? And what does that mean about her own psyche?
*2019 Watty Award for Mystery/Thriller*
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Cover designed by April Alforque