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The tainted cup : a novel / Robert Jackson Bennett.

Summary:

"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.
In Daretana's most opulent mansion, a high Imperial officer lies dead--killed, to all appearances, when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even in this canton at the borders of the Empire, where contagions abound and the blood of the Leviathans works strange magical changes, it's a death at once terrifying and impossible. Called in to investigate this mystery is Ana Dolabra, an investigator whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities. At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol. Din is an engraver, magically altered to possess a perfect memory. His job is to observe and report, and act as his superior's eyes and ears--quite literally, in this case, as among Ana's quirks are her insistence on wearing a blindfold at all times, and her refusal to step outside the walls of her home. Din is most perplexed by Ana's ravenous appetite for information and her mind's frenzied leaps--not to mention her cheerful disregard for propriety and the apparent joy she takes in scandalizing her young counterpart. Yet as the case unfolds and Ana makes one startling deduction after the next, he finds it hard to deny that she is, indeed, the Empire's greatest detective. As the two close in on a mastermind and uncover a scheme that threatens the safety of 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781984820709
  • ISBN: 1984820702
  • Physical Description: 410 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Del Rey, [2024].
Subject: Murder > Investigation > Fiction.
Monsters > Fiction.
Magic > Fiction.
Women detectives > Fiction.
Imaginary places > Fiction.
Eccentrics and eccentricities > Fiction.
Genre: Fantasy fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 18 of 47 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 6 current holds with 47 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Jackson County Public Library F BENNETT (Text) 39493109518698 Adult Fiction Checked out 05/13/2025
Kenly Public Library FIC Bennett (Text) 38955500135521 Adult Fiction Checked out 05/14/2025
Lee County Main Library FIC BENNETT (Text) 33262003283222 Adult Fiction Available -
Lenoir Library F BENNETT Robert Jackson (Text) 50669013299566 Adult Fiction In transit -
Lewisville Branch FIC Bennett, Robert (Text) 0112400194547 Adult Fiction In transit -
Mars Hill Library FIC BEN SL1 (Text) 30229101336526 Adult Fiction Available -
Martin Memorial Library FIC (Text) 38344200498275 Adult Fiction Available -
Morganton Public Library F BEN (Text) 33557004618286 Adult Fiction In transit -
Moss Memorial Library F BEN (Text) 80605003709358 Adult Fiction Available -
North Asheville Library F BEN (Text) 0020660222918 Adult New Fiction In transit -