Sara A. Mueller's The Bone Orchard is a fascinating whodunit set in a lush, gothic world of secrets and magic—where a dying emperor charges his favorite concubine with solving his own murder, and preventing the culprit, which undoubtedly is one of his three terrible sons, from taking control of an empire.
“Mueller creates an intricate and richly characterized world in her gothic fantasy debut.” — Buzzfeed
“A masterfully woven plot with refreshing narrators.”—Publishers Weekly
BOOKPAGE'S MOST ANTICIPATED SFF OF 2022
TOR.COM'S MOST ANTICIPATED SFF OF 2022
CRIMERAD'S MOST ANTICIPATED CRIME FICTION OF 2022
GEEKLY INC'S MOST ANTICIPATED OF 2022
Charm is a witch, and she is alone. The last of a line of conquered necromantic workers, now confined within the yard of regrown bone trees at Orchard House, and the secrets of their marrow.
Charm is a prisoner, and a survivor. Charm tends the…
