A Drop of Corruption

At the edge of the Empire, the impossible occurs: a senior financial official disappears without a trace from a secured room that was locked from the inside. For the eccentric investigator Ana Dolabra and her assistant Dinios Kol, the case initially appears to be a classic locked‑room puzzle. But as Ana quickly uncovers the mechanics of the disappearance, a far darker picture emerges: a brutal murder in which body parts were literally dismembered. The perpetrator seems to walk through walls and stay one step ahead of Ana’s instincts. His true goal is the Veil, a secret facility where the Empire distills its power from the blood of gigantic Leviathans. If this factory falls, the entire realm could collapse. Bennett blends gripping detective work with sharp criticism of colonialism and deepens his bizarre world of bodily modifications. The tone remains witty, fast‑paced, and full of clever twists.

Erschienen

2025

Seiten

480

Verlag

Hodderscape

ISBN

9781399725408

Sprache

en

Genres

Biopunk, Low Fantasy, Social Science Fiction, Weird Fiction