{"product_id":"the-tainted-cup","title":"The Tainted Cup","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**WINNER OF THE 2025 HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL** A peculiar crime. A brilliant investigator. A mystery of epic proportions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd Din? He'll just have to hold on for the ride. An eccentric detective and her long-suffering assistant untangle a web of magic, deceit, and murder in this sparkling fantasy reimagining of the classic crime novel - from the bestselling author of The Founders Trilogy. 'Engrossing and fascinating' MUR LAFFERTY 'A masterstroke.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI want Bennett to write a dozen of these, and send them to me yesterday' MAX GLADSTONE 'Original, imaginative, and suspenseful' MEG GARDINER 'Riveting' AMAL EL-MOHTAR 'If you love unique, genre-bending, boundary-pushing fantasy as much as I do, look no further than Robert Jackson Bennett' FONDA LEE 'Part Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, part Through the Looking-Glass, The Tainted Cup is one of the wildest, most original stories' WESLEY CHU READERS LOVE ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT! 'This is that rare thing - a book so good that you are bereft when you reach the final page. I loved this and would spend much more time in its world' ????? 'Utterly riveting read from beginning to end. Another mind blowing innovative world-build' ????? 'I couldn't put this one down and read waaay into the night to discover who did what to whom - and came away with a massive book hangover that had me dreaming of Bennett's world for the rest of the week' ????? 'I adored this book! Can't recommend it enough.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMurder mystery in a fantasy setting with botanical murder weapons, augmented humans and leviathans threatening to breach city walls! It was such a wonderful, exciting book!' ????? 'This book destroyed those expectations. This was fantastic' ?????\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Robert Jackson Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57131293081980,"sku":"9781399725392","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/9412\/3414\/files\/9781399725392.jpg?v=1782988775","url":"https:\/\/www.queerlit.co.uk\/products\/the-tainted-cup","provider":"Queer Lit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}