The Tainted Cup: an exceptional fantasy mystery with a classic detective duo (Shadow of the Leviathan, #1)

by Robert Jackson Bennett

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A peculiar crime. A brilliant investigator. A mystery of epic proportions.

'Part Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, part Through the Looking-Glass, The Tainted Cup is one of the wildest, most original stories' WESLEY CHU

An eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of murder, magic and deceit in this sparkling fantasy reimagining of the classic crime novel - from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy.

In an opulent mansion at the borders of the Empire, an Imperial officer lies dead - killed when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even here, where contagions abound and the blood of the...

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Inkstone Books pick for January - March 2024. Featuring:

  • Signed & Numbered
  • Limited to 600 copies
  • Block Sprayed Top and Bottom Edges
  • Stenciled Foredge
  • Case Foiling
  • ISBN10 1399725351
  • ISBN13 9781399725354
  • Publish Date 6 February 2024
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 18 January 2025
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
  • Imprint Hodderscape