A Thorne for a Crown by Lorel Clayton

A Thorne for a Crown

Eva Thorne #2

by Lorel Clayton.

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The first real case femme fatale turned private eye, Eva Thorne, has had in months may be more than she can handle. King Rutgard has been kidnapped, only he’s not entirely alive, which makes finding him difficult. What’s more, dwarf men are joining the suffragist movement in droves to win freedom from the matriarchy, and there’s a werewolf terrorist in town causing chaos. Eva needs a case like this to make her reputation, but she has problems of her own. Dark magic is rising in her, the Thorne legacy, and she can’t control it. She has to find a way or risk imprisonment by the jackbooted elf soldiers who are cracking down on illegal necromancy and worship of the Dead God. Worse, the God of Death wants her soul, as does her twin sister, so Eva denies her magic and hides from her family. But some things are impossible to hide from, like the tax collector … and love.

A Word from the Author

Eva has set up shop as a private investigator, but no one has trusted her with finding anything except pets until a dwarven Matriarch gives her a case that could make her career—if it doesn’t kill her. In this very funny second Eva Thorne story, the rollercoaster gets convoluted, so just hold on, and soon you’ll be enjoying the ride. It’s loosely inspired by On the Orient Express, with much of the action taking place in transit. What starts out as a straightforward mystery and romance quickly plunges Eva into the midst of a much larger plot that reveals her destiny and transforms the course of the Three Kingdoms and the war against the Dead God.

(Lorel Clayton, 2024)