“Hardboiled high fantasy–what’s not to like? Bledsoe keeps me reading from the first page, and I’m always eager for the next installment when the last page is turned.” —Charles de Lint on Burn Me Deadly

“An entertaining, well-crafted melding of fantasy and hard-boiled detective fiction. . . . Aficionados of tough-guy mysteries will find much to enjoy, and fantasy fans will appreciate the swordplay and the fully realized medieval society Bledsoe has constructed. Best of all, it’s not necessary to have read the first installment to enjoy this one.” —Kirkus Reviews on Burn Me Deadly

“This hardboiled high fantasy with its clever, twisty plot and smart-alecky protagonist is a worthy literary successor to both Fritz Leiber and Rex Stout.” —Ekaterina Sedia, author of The Alchemy of Stone