The Tainted Cup
Ein Tipp von Mira Scholz
A mixture of the fantasy and crime genres with an eccentric investigator and her neurodivergent assistant. Through smell he can memorize details of a crime scene that he reports back to his unconventional (rebellious even) mentor. Set in a fantastic world with magic trees growing out of corpses and great leviathans emerging from the sea, this book keeps you on the edge of your seat, waiting for disaster to happen. If you love the Sherlock - Watson dynamic or the Knives Out movies, this is for you!
Hier treffen sich Fantasy und Krimi in einem Band mit einer exzentrischen Ermittlerin und ihrem neurodivergenten Assistenten. Durch Gerüche kann sich dieser die Details eines Tatorts einprägen und diese an seine eigensinnige (fast schon rebellische) Mentorin weitergeben. Diese fantastische Welt, in der Bäume spontan aus Leichen sprießen und Leviathane aus dem Meer erscheinen, lässt einen von Anfang an mitfiebern und das unvermeidliche Disaster voller Spannung erwarten. So unterhaltsam wie Sherlock und Watson und so unvorhersehbar wie die Knives Out Filme. Sowohl das englische Original als auch die deutsche Übersetzung lesen sich richtig gut.
Und das sagt der Verlag dazu
In an opulent mansion at the borders of the Empire, an Imperial officer lies dead - killed when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even here, where contagions abound and the blood of the Leviathans works strange magical changes, it's a death at once terrifying and impossible.
Called in to solve the crime is Ana Dolabra, an investigator whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricity. At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol, an engraver, magically altered to possess a perfect memory.
Soon, the mystery leads to a scheme that threatens the safety of the Empire itself. For Ana, all this makes for a deliciously thorny puzzle - at last, something to truly hold her attention. And Din? He'll just have to hold on for the ride.
A mixture of the fantasy and crime genres with an eccentric investigator and her neurodivergent assistant. Through smell he can memorize details of a crime scene that he reports back to his unconventional (rebellious even) mentor. Set in a fantastic world with magic trees growing out of corpses and great leviathans emerging from the sea, this book keeps you on the edge of your seat, waiting for disaster to happen. If you love the Sherlock - Watson dynamic or the Knives Out movies, this is for you!
Hier treffen sich Fantasy und Krimi in einem Band mit einer exzentrischen Ermittlerin und ihrem neurodivergenten Assistenten. Durch Gerüche kann sich dieser die Details eines Tatorts einprägen und diese an seine eigensinnige (fast schon rebellische) Mentorin weitergeben. Diese fantastische Welt, in der Bäume spontan aus Leichen sprießen und Leviathane aus dem Meer erscheinen, lässt einen von Anfang an mitfiebern und das unvermeidliche Disaster voller Spannung erwarten. So unterhaltsam wie Sherlock und Watson und so unvorhersehbar wie die Knives Out Filme. Sowohl das englische Original als auch die deutsche Übersetzung lesen sich richtig gut.
In an opulent mansion at the borders of the Empire, an Imperial officer lies dead - killed when a tree spontaneously erupted from his body. Even here, where contagions abound and the blood of the Leviathans works strange magical changes, it's a death at once terrifying and impossible.
Called in to solve the crime is Ana Dolabra, an investigator whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricity. At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol, an engraver, magically altered to possess a perfect memory.
Soon, the mystery leads to a scheme that threatens the safety of the Empire itself. For Ana, all this makes for a deliciously thorny puzzle - at last, something to truly hold her attention. And Din? He'll just have to hold on for the ride.