Four and Twenty Blackbirds

A magical killer stalks Alanda’s lower-class women, leaving a three-sided stiletto and a murderer who takes their own life after every attack. The victims are easily dismissed by the authorities, but constable Tal Rufen refuses to accept that the pattern is meaningless. His investigation points toward a larger and more dangerous puzzle. This fourth Bardic Voices novel shifts the focus to a determined investigator confronting violence hidden beneath the Church’s familiar symbols.