Ana and Din are called on to solve an unusual murder - one where the corpse isn't consistently at rest. Combine that with some Romeo and Juliet type plotting and you get two families at odds with each other threatening the peace of this area of the empire.
There is also more about how the empire works. This book talks about the keys to producing meat and keys for grain to feed the cattle. Din continues to be likable. Ana is weird as usual. Both Ana and Din have their observations and insights questioned before the surprising truth is revealed. I also liked the character of Fo, Din's sister. She was a surprise when he arrives in the canton. As the story goes on, the weirder things get.
A Trade od Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett was released August 4, 2026 by Del Rey.
I gave the book 5 out of 5 stars. The world-building is excellent. With each new mystery, new details of how the world works are revealed. The details of each mystery show wonderful imagination.
While each mystery can be read as a standalone, the series reads better if you start at the building and work your way forward. The characters themselves are well detailed. And again with each new mystery, we learn more about each person. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy well-detailed people and complex characters as well as people who enjoy unusual mysteries and detailed world-building. It's defiitely worth a read.
I received an e-arc of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. This did not affect my review.
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