Humans and elves, dwarves and gnomes, wizards and warriors all live and do business in the thriving, overcrowded port city of Cliffs End, to say nothing of the tourists and travelers who arrive by land and sea, passing through the metropolis on matters of business or pleasure-or on quests. The hard-working, under-appreciated officers of the Cliffs End Castle Guard work day and night to maintain law and order as best they can.Arra Cynnis is the youngest child in one of the most powerful families in the wealthy district of Unicorn Precinct. When shes found murdered, with the culprits identity hidden from the magickal examiners spells, the Captain of the Guard sends his best investigators. Ex-soldier Torin ban Wyvald and half-elf Danthres Tresyllione have two viable suspects: Arras fiance, who is the cousin of another member of the Castle Guard, or the unknown person with whom Arra was having a torrid affair.Torin and Danthres must navigate the difficult political waters of Cliffs Ends upper classes in an attempt to determine the girls killer. Complicating the case is the unexpected appearance of Torins estranged father, who has come to return the detective to his far-off homeland of Myverin, and he wont take no for an answer . . . .An all-new adventure of the Cliffs End Castle Guard!
