Liar's Knot

Nadežra is no longer ruled by the cruel House Indestor, yet something sinister still moves through its rotting backstreets and its glittering gardens, visible only to those who are watching for it. This second volume of M. A. Carrick's Rook & Rose trilogy follows three people determined to rid the city of an ancient, dark magic.

Derossi Vargo has climbed into the nobility through sacrifices few would guess, and he conceals a hard, unbending nature behind a polished charm. He will not allow anyone to undo what he has built. Grey Serrado, weighed down by more duties than one man should carry, works to shield the city's most defenseless people, though his efforts may soon cost him more than he can pay.

Ren belongs to no clan and lives under a false aristocratic identity, pulled between her birthright and the deception that sustains her. Her talent for recognizing patterns is her best means of survival, and it reveals to her the dark web over the city. None of the three yet understands how far that web extends, and escaping it will require more than cleverness and blades.