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A Trade of Blood

Two rival clans, one impossible murder and a detective who arrives at great speed and little dignity.
Reading guide
The publisher describes this as the third book in the Ana Dolabra series, after The Tainted Cup, so that earlier book gives the background to Ana and Din if you want the full story.
Ana Dolabra rides into the canton of Sapirdad to prove the innocence of a powerful family's eldest son before two rival clans go to war. Each suspect she uncovers is murdered, and she sees a deeper pattern behind the crimes, shaped by a mastermind with ancient magic at his disposal. Din tracks their adversary across the canton, where his loyalties are tested in unexpected ways.

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In the canton of Sapirdad, two of the Empire's most powerful families stand with hundreds of armed retainers, one spilt drop of blood away from war. Only one thing can stop it: proving that one family's eldest son did not commit a gruesome murder, though all the evidence says he did. The brilliant and eccentric Ana Dolabra is sent to untangle it, with her assistant Din at her side.

The book is the third in Robert Jackson Bennett's Ana Dolabra series, following the award-winning The Tainted Cup. It moves from dusty town streets to wild ranges, sprawling ranches and reeking slaughterhouses, as each new suspect Ana finds turns up dead. An ancient magical technology sits behind the killings, and Din must pursue the mastermind while his loyalties pull in different directions. It is fantasy built like a classic detective story.

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