A light-hearted utopian fantasy detective story

“They say the crown lies heavy on the head of the king, but in Sataminva our crown lies on a perfectly counterbalanced plate in a display case in the Hall of Voices.”

Khatin Amatar grew up in the free realm of Sataminva after the last king died in a failed war of conquest. Now she works as assistant and bodyguard to the famous detective Farid Rassamouli, helping out where community justice cannot reach. After successfully wrapping up a high-profile case they are sent from the familiar streets of the capital to a small border town where a colleague seems to be the latest in a string of disappearances. As their investigation begins, every answer just raises more questions and the shadows around the town of Redstone grow ever darker.

Before their adventures are over Khatin will need her wits, her convictions, and all the skills she learnt growing up around the family fighting arena.

“Does some interesting and unexpected things with the genre that readers will enjoy.” - Andrew Knighton, author of Ashes Of The Ancestors and The Executioner’s Blade.

" I have thoroughly enjoyed this traditional-in-the-best-possible-sense secondary world fantasy adventure. Most definitely recommended." - Juliet E McKenna, author of The Green Man's Heir and the Tales of Einarinn.