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I loved this. A twisty detective story, a weird fantasy, a thrilling adventure—The Tainted Cup is a masterstroke. I want Bennett to write a dozen of these, and send them to me yesterday.
— Max Gladstone, New York Times bestselling co-author of This Is How You Lose the Time War
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Original, imaginative, and suspenseful, The Tainted Cup superbly blends mystery and fantasy in this vivid, complex novel. I couldn’t put it down. Give me more of this world and these characters ASAP!
— Meg Gardiner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the UNSUB series
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Sherlock Holmes meets Game of Thrones. . . . A rousing adventure for alt-fantasy fans.
— Kirkus Reviews
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A riveting murder mystery wrapped in a twisty conspiracy, set in a vivid fantasy world terrorized by eldritch monsters . . . If you love unique, genre-bending, boundary-pushing fantasy as much as I do, look no further than Robert Jackson Bennett.
— Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga
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The Tainted Cup is a true fantasy mystery, with a leading duo who stand with Holmes and Watson among the greats. And Bennett sets it all in a squishy, fascinating, biopunk world I’m dying to find out more about. Bring on the next one!
— Django Wexler, author of the Shadow Campaigns series
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A classic murder mystery set against dazzling world-building and sly social commentary. Robert Jackson Bennett doesn’t miss.
— James L. Sutter, author of Darkhearts
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Bennett brilliantly melds genres in this exceptional mystery-fantasy. The worldbuilding is immediately involving, Bennett’s take on a classic detective duo dynamic feels fresh and exciting, and the mystery itself twists and turns delightfully. Readers will be wowed.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Introduces readers to a conspiracy of murder and skullduggery as seen through the eyes of a naive junior investigator as his boss and mentor, the rather Sherlockian Ana, threads her way through a complex conspiracy of murders. Highly recommended for lovers of fantasy and steampunk mystery and readers searching for magically engineered combinations of alchemy and corruption.
— Library Journal (starred review)
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Bennett . . . brilliantly melds genres in this exceptional mystery-fantasy. . . . The worldbuilding is immediately involving, Bennett’s take on a classic detective duo dynamic feels fresh and exciting, and the mystery itself twists and turns delightfully. Readers will be wowed.
— Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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Introduces readers to a conspiracy of murder and skullduggery as seen through the eyes of a naive junior investigator . . . as his boss and mentor, the rather Sherlockian Ana, threads her way through a complex conspiracy of murders. . . . Highly recommended for lovers of fantasy and steampunk mystery and readers searching for magically engineered combinations of alchemy and corruption.
— Library Journal (starred review)
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A riveting murder mystery wrapped in a twisty conspiracy, set in a vivid fantasy world terrorized by eldritch monsters . . . If you love unique, genre-bending, boundary-pushing fantasy as much as I do, look no further than Robert Jackson Bennett.
— Fonda Lee, World Fantasy Award–winning author of the Green Bone Saga
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I loved this. A twisty detective story, a weird fantasy, a thrilling adventure—The Tainted Cup is a masterstroke. I want Bennett to write a dozen of these, and send them to me yesterday.
— Max Gladstone, New York Times bestselling co-author of This Is How You Lose the Time War
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Inspired by Nero Wolfe with a bit of Hannibal Lector added to his prime investigator, Bennett kicks off the Shadow of the Leviathan series, which will delight fans of fantasy-infused mysteries.
— Booklist (starred review)
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Inspired by Nero Wolfe with a bit of Hannibal Lecter added to his prime investigator, Bennett . . . kicks off the Shadow of the Leviathan series, which will delight fans of fantasy-infused mysteries.
— Booklist (starred review)
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Sherlock Holmes meets Game of Thrones . . . A rousing adventure for alt-fantasy fans.
— Kirkus Reviews
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Introduces readers to a conspiracy of murder and skullduggery as seen through the eyes of a naive junior investigator . . . Highly recommended for lovers of fantasy and steampunk mystery and readers searching for magically engineered combinations of alchemy and corruption.
— Library Journal (starred review)