{"product_id":"9781399725446","title":"A Drop of Corruption","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A riveting murder mystery wrapped in a twisty conspiracy' FONDA LEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA twisty detective story, a weird fantasy, a thrilling adventure'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMAX GLADSTONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn sequel to the Hugo award-winning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tainted Cup\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, an eccentric detective matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this brilliant bio-punk fantasy mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAn impossible crime has occurred. A Treasury officer has disappeared into thin air - vanishing from a building whose entrances and exits are all sealed. To solve the case, the Empire calls on its most brilliant and mercurial detective, Ana Dolabra, and her bemused assistant Dinos Kol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAna soon discovers they are investigating not a disappearance but a murder - and one of surpassing cunning, carried out by an opponent who can pass through warded doors like a ghost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Din has seen his superior solve impossible cases before. But as the death toll grows and their quarry predicts each of their moves with uncanny foresight, he fears she has at last met an enemy she can't defeat . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eREADERS LOVE THE SHADOW OF THE LEVIATHAN SERIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e'Dinios kol my disastrous bisexual son is back!! and hes sleep deprived!! he's vomiting!!! he's yearning!!! he's slowly losing his marbles!! he's in severe debt!! he's in way over his head!!'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Robert Jackson Bennett does it again with \u003ci\u003eA Drop of Corruption\u003c\/i\u003e, the kind of fantasy-mystery that grips you from the first page and refuses to let go' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'You can always count on RJB to write a stunningly original work of fantasy that's precisely and cunningly crafted to leave its reader feeling bereft and abandoned and craving a sequel like an ember craves air. This was \u003ci\u003eso\u003c\/i\u003e good. 10\/10. Would read again in a heartbeat'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'It's like knives out but if knives out was set in a fantasy world and benoit blanc was an old woman who had hired the most disaster bisexual to be her eyes and ears' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/b\u003eA murder investigation. No, a coming-of-age. No, a political fantasy. No, a murder investigation. No... well, I don't want to spoil it. Let me just say that I found it rather delightful how my expectations were simultaneously met and thwarted' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e \u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cb\u003eWatson and Holmes but fantasy . . . if Watson is aware that Holmes is a complete crazy person and is a bit terrified of him (actually, her)'\u003c\/b\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eAUTHORS LOVE THE SERIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Original, imaginative, and suspenseful, \u003ci\u003eThe Tainted Cup \u003c\/i\u003esuperbly blends mystery and fantasy. I couldn't put it down. Give me more of this world and these characters ASAP!' \u003cb\u003eMeg Gardiner\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Part Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, part \u003ci\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass, The Tainted Cup\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the wildest, most original stories I've ever had the privilege to explore. This is a book that has planted roots in my head for the rest of my life' \u003cb\u003eWesley Chu\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eThe Tainted Cup\u003c\/i\u003e is a true fantasy mystery, with a leading duo who stand with Holmes and Watson among the greats. And Bennett sets it all in a squishy, fascinating, biopunk world I'm dying to find out more about. Bring on the next one!' \u003cb\u003eDjango Wexler\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A classic murder mystery set against dazzling world-building and sly social commentary. Robert Jackson Bennett doesn't miss' \u003cb\u003eJames L. Sutter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodderscape","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56930740633973,"sku":"9781399725446","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/DropofCorruptioncoverimage.jpg?v=1776678675","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9781399725446","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}