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Closer to the chest

by Mercedes Lackey

The King's Herald Spy and the King's Own Herald investigate a blackmailer targeting women within the Court and Collegia of Haven. They must utilise a network of informants to identify a culprit who is terrorising the city's highborn by exposing their secrets.

Accession 34330 ISBN 9780756409012 Publisher DAW Books
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