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Hardcover – 400 pages
One of Us Is LyingmeetsKnives Outwith beasts, murder, and magicin this first book in a thrilling locked-room whodunnit YA fantasy duology by acclaimed author Andrea Hannah andNew York Timesbestseller Rebecca Mix.
After a decade of war, the kingdoms of Avendell and Istellia have finally agreed to peace. As nobles and magic-wielders from both countries arrive at remote Castle Avendell for an historic, all-night masquerade to celebrate, King Costis summons an unlikely group to his chambers: the crown prince, his Istellian bride-to-be, his personal guard, a wild beast tamer, and the palaces questionable new healer. But before Costis can reveal why he has gathered them, the castle goes dark.
When the lights come back, the king is deadmurdered with the princesss knife, in a weak spot only his guard knew of, and with venom from one of the beast tamers monsters lacing the blade.
With no clear killerand everyone a suspectthey make a risky pact: tell no one until the treaty is signed. But when a winter storm seals everyone inside, and someone aware of the king’s untimely death begins to pick off guests one by one, the six suspects must work together to discover who killed the king . . . before one of them is next.
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