Upshot: An Inquisitor Damulis Novel

The Crown City: an ideal place. The king drove out the rabble years ago. No cutpurses, no thief guild, no organized crime. So why are people ending up with their hearts torn out, murdered in plain sight with no witnesses? Why is the bazaar, once bustling, now a place of fear?

The killings, rituals performed by a diseased mind, have wizards and watchmen baffled. Magic can turn up no answers where physical investigation fails. If the killer possesses magic, not even the powerful Archdruid has ...