17 year-old Anabara Nolio is descended from a long line of warriors. From the Gull People on her father’s side has the ability to fly, and from her highborn Galen mother she has access to the world of the privileged elite. She is a also a Private Investigator. When tasked with discovering the truth about the University library’s lost books she thinks it’s a simple case. But the city isle of Laridy is riddled with dark secrets and ancient magic – a legacy from historic dealings with the realm of the fairy – a world where stained-glass angels can leave their windows to fight, where rooftops and underground passages are guarded by armed statues.When Anabara decides to free a Fairy slave during her investigation she is plunged into a terrifying underworld of trafficking and before long she’s caught up in a blood feud which pre-dates her parents’ murder 16 years before. Trapped in a web of trickery and double-dealing she is no longer clear who can be trusted — the City Guard, the Fairy, the boastful young horseman with his vows of undying love or even her childhood friends – and solving the case becomes the very least of her problems…
