A Trade of Blood

Third novel in the Shadow of the Leviathan series. The heir to one of the Empire's most powerful families sits in jail, accused of murder — his hands covered in the victim's blood, unable to deny his guilt or explain what he did.

If the great detective Ana Dolabra cannot save him from the noose, the farming canton of Sapirdad will erupt into war, threatening to plunge the whole Empire into starvation and chaos. Investigating alongside her assistant Dinios Kol, Ana finds herself up against a terrifying magical technology at the heart of the case.