Master assassin Chia has never been afraid of shadows, until she visits a town where darkness itself has become a killer.
When evil comes to the world of Faïndrin, it does not flag the banners of a tyrant or spread plagues to crops and livestock. It comes as a shadow, as a killer in the night. And it comes by the sound of a silver bell.
Chia is assigned to investigate a series of murders in the small and isolated town of Ellodon, where ever-burning lamps light the streets and locals prepare for the midwinter festival. She thinks it will be like any other job; she is an assassin employed by victims' families to bring justice and has been hunting criminals for most of her life. Her runes to read and manipulate thoughts have always been a good aid, and should that fail she has her daggers.
She thinks this is just another murderer. She couldn't be more wrong.
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