Veilfall

VEILFALL: THE DEVIL'S VOW

A judge is found dead in his locked chambers.
His body is hollowed out.
A single black glass rose sits where his heart should be.

Detective Mara Voss has seen ugly cases. This one feels different. The evidence doesn't add up. The powerful people who should be answering questions are instead making sure certain questions never get asked. And the deeper she digs, the more the city itself seems to be watching.

Then Lucien Vale walks into the investigation.

An aristocrat with perfect manners and a past that doesn't stay buried, Lucien knows more about the murder than any civilian should. He also knows that Mara is already closer to the truth than is safe. Because the streets of Veilfall sit on top of another world - one of ancient bargains, hidden courts, and supernatural powers that have spent a century enforcing a fragile peace. Its leaders have their own laws. Their own debts. And very good reasons for keeping the dead quiet.

Mara has always followed the evidence, no matter where it led.
This time, the truth may cost her more than her career.
It may force her to decide what she's willing to become.

Some doors, once opened, do not close.

Welcome to Veilfall.