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Beka Cooper, a rookie in the Provost’s Guard, is posted to the Lower City—a dangerous district on Tortall’s outskirts. Using her uncanny ability to hear the voices of the dead carried on pigeons, she discovers clues to two separate murderers. While her fellow Guards focus on the notorious fire opal killer, Beka takes on the case herself, aiming to expose the Shadow Snake. Tamora Pierce’s first‑person narrative brings Beka’s strong personality and unusual talents to life, inviting readers into a new Tortall trilogy that predates the famed Alanna story by 200 years.
First publish date: 2006
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Tamora Pierce
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