![]() A man fakes a will naming him as the heir of the family fortune and when his father’s ghost is consulted, simply calls fraud on Celehar before forcing the man to prove his credentials. There are also other supporting plots that interweave through the main narrative but never truly tie in because they’re fundamentally a sign of how busy and intrigue-ridden the city is. The problem is not that there’s no suspects, it’s that there’s dozens of suspects as virtually everyone who knew her wanted to kill her. The closest plot to a central story is his investigation of the murder of an opera singer known for her gold digging as well as manipulative ways. Our protagonist has numerous jobs that he follows up on throughout the book with this providing the books’ primary narrative. ![]() ![]() Still, I was bound and determined to give the book a shot. I was a huge fan of The Goblin Emperor and, I admit, I was a bit disappointed to discover that there would be a new protagonist for the series. ![]() Amalo is, bluntly, a pit and he receives no support from the local church in his endeavors when he’s not being outright vilified by the locals. ![]() Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison is set in the same world as The Goblin Emperor but follows spirit medium, Thara Celehar, as he is appointed to the city of Amalo. ![]()
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