''Immersive, involving, suspenseful, and intriguing, with a main character you''ll love'' LEE CHILD

No.1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Charlaine Harris returns to her alternate history of the United States where magic is an acknowledged but despised power in this fourth installment of the Gunnie Rose series.

Felicia, Lizbeth Rose''s half-sister and a student at the Grigori Rasputin school in San Diego - capital of the Holy Russian Empire - is caught between her own secrets and powerful family strugglesAs a granddaughter of Rasputin, she provides an essential service to the haemophiliac Tsar Alexei, providing him with the blood transfusions that keep him alive. Felicia is treated like a nonentity at the bedside of the tsar, and at the school she''s seen as a charity case with no magical ability.

But when Felicia is snatched outside the school, the facts of her heritage begin to surfaceFelicia turns out to be far more than the Russian-Mexican waif Lizbeth rescued. As Felicia''s history unravels and her true abilities become known, she comes under attack from all directions. Only her courage will keep her alive.

Love The Walking Dead, Westworld or True Blood? You will ADORE this gritty and wildly entertaining tale, set in a parallel reality of the United States where magic is an outlawed power.

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Praise for Charlaine Harris:

''A gripping, twisty-turny, thrill-ride of a read'' Karin Slaughter, New York Times bestselling author

''Harris has a remarkable talent for world building'' Booklist

''Will leave readers enthralled[A] fascinating setting and a heroine who''s sure to be a new fan favourite'' Publishers Weekly (starred review)

''A master of her craft . . . dazzling'' Seanan McGuire, NYT Bestselling author

''A gritty, action-filled story with a touch of magic'' Anne Bishop, NYT Bestselling author

Format Häftad Omfång 304 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Little, Brown Book Group Utgivningsdatum 2023-05-04 ISBN 9780349430409