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Cyril DePaul, a master spy, finds his cover blown during a mission in Amberlough, the glittering capital of Gedda under the rising influence of the One State Party. Forced to become a traitor, he must protect his lover, Aristide Makricosta, a smuggler and nightclub emcee, from the corrupt city police and the homophobic regime. With the help of Cordelia Lehane, a top dancer and Aristide’s runner, Cyril navigates deception and danger as the city descends into fascist revolution.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Lara Elena Donnelly
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