Hardcover, 272 pages
Published Oct. 8, 2021 by Argyll Productions.
Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the city guard's investigations. It's a peaceful, if solitary profession…until the day when he's called to the river to examine the latest in a series of mysterious bodies, mangled by some unknown force.
Galen is a paladin of a dead god, lost to holiness and no longer entirely sane. He has long since given up on any hope of love. But when the two men and a brave gnole constable are drawn into the web of the mysterious killer, it's Galen's job to protect Piper from the traps that await them.
He's just not sure if he can protect Piper from the most dangerous threat of all…
I read this just after finishing Nettle & Bone which i loved. This was a bit of a let down. That plus I think this is book three of a series is coloring my perceptions here. Saying that, I liked the world built here with both humans and gnoles. Dr Piper's occupation was nicely thought out. So yeah, mostly OK.
