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Black & Violet (Paperback)
Becky Stryker; Jason Andrew Updike
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R265
Discovery Miles 2 650
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The brutal murder of a Baron in the provinces punctuates the bitter
rivalry between two royal houses. While this kind of small-scale
conflict isn't uncommon amongst the male-driven rural estates, the
fact that one of the Lords is an Islander (Black) while the other
is a Continental (White) adds a racial dimension which concerns the
Queen and the Royal Congress of Ladies who represent these houses
in the Capital City. Intendant Jacob Guimard is dispatched to the
countryside to investigate the Baron's murder. As an officer of the
Judiciary, one of the few positions of power still available to men
in the Sanctum, he is sworn to celibacy and well-versed in the
forensic arts, literally. Basing all their criminal and martial
training in the humanities, the Judiciary actually trains its
officers to analyze crime scenes like paintings and to read people
like books. Even after Guimard's arrival the death toll continues
to rise. Just as disturbingly, his young partner, Adjutant Eli
Brook, begins a perilous fall into a forbidden romance with a young
Lady-in-training. Matters spin out of control and Guimard is
greatly troubled to learn that his assignment to the case may have
been no accident. As he uncovers more and more disturbing details,
he also learns what a vital role he himself plays in this recent
turmoil and how little in this rural province is what it appears to
be...
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