{"product_id":"bxos66-the-tainted-cup-9781399725392","title":"The Tainted Cup","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e**WINNER OF THE 2025 HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL!**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Part Sherlock Holmes murder mystery, part \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThrough the Looking-Glass, The Tainted Cup\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is one of the wildest, most original stories' WESLEY CHU\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA peculiar crime. A brilliant investigator. A mystery of epic proportions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCalled 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eREADERS LOVE ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is that rare thing - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ea book so good that you are bereft when you reach the final page\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI loved this\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and would spend much more time in its world' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eUtterly riveting read\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from beginning to end. Another \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emind blowing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e innovative world-build' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI couldn't put this one down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and read waaay into the night to discover who did what to whom - and came away with a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emassive book hangover that had me dreaming of Bennett's world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for the rest of the week' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eI adored this book! Can't recommend it enough\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Murder mystery in a fantasy setting with botanical murder weapons, augmented humans and leviathans threatening to breach city walls! It was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003esuch a wonderful, exciting book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book destroyed those expectations. This was \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efantastic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eAUTHORS LOVE ROBERT JACKSON BENNETT\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEngrossing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efascinating\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' MUR LAFFERTY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A masterstroke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. I want Bennett to write a dozen of these, and send them to me yesterday' MAX GLADSTONE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOriginal, imaginative, and suspenseful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' MEG GARDINER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eRiveting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' AMAL EL-MOHTAR\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you love \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eunique, genre-bending, boundary-pushing fantasy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as much as I do, look no further than Robert Jackson Bennett' FONDA LEE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48314966802638,"sku":"9781399725392","price":34.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781399725392_i.jpg?v=1789349535","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.com\/products\/bxos66-the-tainted-cup-9781399725392","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}