num_pages: 348
description: Alex Bledsoes novels featuring detective Eddie LaCrosse have drawn rave reviews for their ingenious blend of classic fantasy and hard-boiled detective fiction. Now with Dark Jenny Bledsoe returns with an all-new tale of intrigue and murder. . . .For twenty-five gold pieces a day plus expenses Eddie LaCrosse will take on most any case. But the unexpected delivery of a coffin in the dead of winter forces LaCrosse to look back at a bygone chapter in his pastand the premeditated murder of a dream.Ruled by the noble King Marcus Drake the island kingdom of Grand Braun is an oasis of peace and justice in an imperfect world. At least until the beautiful Queen Jennifer is accused of adultery and murder. In the wrong castle at the wrong time Eddie finds himself drafted at swords point to solve the mystery. With time running out and powerful nobles all too eager to pin the murder on Eddie himself he must untangle a tangled web of palace intrigues buried secrets and bewitching womenbefore the entire kingdom erupts into civil war.Murder mystery and magicjust another day on the job for Eddie LaCrosse.
language: English
title: Dark Jenny
publisher: Tor Books