A Drop of Corruption

The brilliant detective Ana Dolabra may have finally met her match in the gripping sequel to The Tainted Cup - from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy. An impossible crime has occurred. A Treasury officer has disappeared into thin air - abducted from his quarters in a building whose entrances and exits are all sealed. The brilliant and mercurial investigator, Ana Dolabra, and her assistant Dinios Kol have been called in to crack the case. Before long, Ana discovers that they''re actually investigating a murder. Worse, the adversary seems to be able to pass through warded doors like a ghost, and can predict every one of Ana''s moves as though they can see the future. Ana''s solved impossible cases before. But has Ana finally met an enemy she can''t defeat?

Auteur
Robert Jackson Bennett is the author, most recently, of the Founders Trilogy. Previous to this, he wrote the Divine Cities Trilogy, which was a 2018 Hugo Award finalist in the Best Series category. The first book in the series, City of Stairs, was also a finalist for the World Fantasy and Locus awards, and the second, City of Blades, was a finalist for the World Fantasy, Locus, and British Fantasy awards. His previous novels, which include American Elsewhere and Mr. Shivers, have received the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Philip K. Dick Citation of Excellence. He lives in Austin with his family.

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The second adventure in the Shadow of the Leviathan series, in which the brilliant detective Ana Dolabra may have finally met her match...from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy.