{"product_id":"mortedants-peril","title":"Mortedant's Peril","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMortedant's Peril\u003c\/h1\u003eRj Barker,Rj Barker\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Tor Books\u003cbr\u003eMay 19 2026\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781250398802\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1250398800\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a city of ancient automata, strange spirits, and sleeping gods, a cleric of death finds his own life on the line in this vividly imagined fantasy murder mystery from the acclaimed author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e of \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Ships \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAge of Assassins.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIrody Hasp is a Mortedant, a cleric tasked with reading the last thoughts of the dead--though no one thanks him for it. No Mortedant is popular, but Irody is scarcely tolerated even by the other members of his own guild, and rarely selected for anything but the lowliest of jobs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis impoverished existence would be dismal enough--but after reading the corpse of a low-level records keeper, Irody's troubles quickly multiply when his own apprentice is murdered, and all fingers point to him as a suspect. The only way to save his own skin is to find the real culprit himself, an investigation that quickly attracts powerful enemies with few scruples, and draws him into a plot that threatens the entire corrupt yet wondrous city he calls home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Lies of Locke Lamora, Foundryside, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWitness for the Dead, \u003c\/i\u003ethis investigative misadventure begins a perilous new series by award-winning author RJ Barker.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391674679341,"sku":"WHS-d2055d64ee5040ca908339b691ef0d4b","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_0dce9bfb-cf41-41f5-8f12-395dafcae1ad.jpg?v=1787356393","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/mortedants-peril","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}