Poison Study (Study, #1) (The Chronicles of Ixia, #1)

by Maria V Snyder

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Choose: A quick death or a slow poison

Locked deep in the palace dungeon for killing her abuser, Yelena knows she’ll never be free again. The laws in Ixia are strict, and murderers must be executed. But just as she’s resigned herself to her fate, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve.

As the food taster, she will eat the best meals and have rooms in the palace — but risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. To make matters worse, the chief of security deliberately feeds her a deadly substance, and only by appearing for...

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  • ISBN13 9781848452398
  • Publish Date 7 June 2013 (first published 27 September 2005)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
  • Imprint Mira Ink