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The savior of the city is a lie.
Chief Magistrate Lyle Salmoni is seven days from a quiet retirement. He dreams of his farm and his half-orc wife. The murder of Lord Jaylin Marr destroys the peace. A knife found the hero in his bed. The manor was a fortress and no one heard a sound.
Lyle uses a magical pendant to dig through the minds of the city. The artifact offers truth but it demands sanity. He hears the whispers of a crippled carpenter and a broken blacksmith. He uncovers a decades-long trail of malice. Lord Marr was not a hero. He was a predator in a royal crest.
The Royal Guard wants a quick arrest. The King wants a martyr. Lyle wants the truth. He will hunt the assassin through the muck of Carim and the halls of power. This is his final case. It might be his last.
Epic Fantasy Murder Mystery
"If you were reading my mind," Brayl said. "You know what kind of person Jaylin is. And you also know I didn't kill him."
Brian D. Anderson spent fifteen years chasing rock stardom before he found out he was even better at building worlds. Half a million readers agree with that choice. He writes the kind of fantasy that moves off the shelf because it feels real. His work includes The Godling Chronicles and Dragonvein. Tor Books currently publishes his latest trilogy. He lives in Fairhope, Alabama. The man knows how to handle a crowd and a deadline. This author is a safe bet for any shelf. Readers want his books. He delivers.