Thraxas and the Dance of Death
 THRAXAS AND THE DANCE OF DEATH
In the enchanted city of Turai, the royal family is corrupt, the politicians can be bought, and the civil guards have better things to do than guarding. Thraxas may look unprepossessing, being overweight and not quite overbrained, and more interested in pursuit of his next glass of beer than pursuit of justice, but if you’re in trouble in Turai this portly private eye is probably your only hope. Turai is no stranger to death in all its forms—except that now a silent and insidious variety of death has entered the city, and no one knows who will die next. What they do know is that everywhere Thraxas goes in his search to recover a missing magical jewel, the mysterious killer has been there first, leaving the dead or dying as its calling card. Thraxas hasn’t a clue, but does have a pressing shortage of funds, and if stopping the unseen, unknown silent killer is what it takes to recover the jewel and replenish his wallet, he’ll take the job. But will he solve the mystery, or join the dance himself?
Cover art by Tom Kidd
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 Hardcover
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and
events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real
people or incidents is purely coincidental.
First printing, October 2005
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Scott, Martin, 1956-
Thraxas and the dance of death / Martin Scott.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-0907-3
ISBN-10: 1-4165-0907-0
1. Private investigators--Fiction. 2. Overweight men--Fiction. 3. Jewelry theft--Fiction. I. Title.
PR6063.I34T475 2005
823'.92--dc22
2005019122
Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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New York, NY 10020
Printed in the United States of America
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-0907-3
ISBN-10: 1-4165-0907-0
Copyright © 2002 by Martin Scott. Published by permission of Little, Brown, and Company (UK).
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reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form.
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