A Trade of Blood, Robert Jackson Bennett
A Trade of Blood, Robert Jackson Bennett
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A Trade of Blood

Author: Robert Jackson Bennett

Series: Ana and Din Mysteries #3

Narrator: Andrew Fallaize

Unabridged: TBD

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2026


Synopsis

Detective Ana Dolabra must prove a condemned man’s innocence and confront a terrifying magical technology in this fantasy-mystery from the bestselling author of The Tainted Cup, winner of the Hugo and World Fantasy awards.

The heir to one of the Empire’s most powerful families sits in jail, accused of murder. His hands are covered in the victim’s blood, and he can neither deny his guilt nor explain his actions.

But if the great detective Ana Dolabra cannot save him from the noose, the farming canton of Sapirdad will explode into war, threatening to plunge the whole Empire into starvation and chaos.

As Ana investigates—her assistant Dinios Kol, as ever, acting as her eyes and ears—she fears her task is even more daunting than it seemed. For this murder is just the latest in a deeper, subtler web of death, woven by a mastermind with an ancient weapon at his disposal.

With their customary skill, Ana and Din pursue their adversary through the canton’s wild ranges, sprawling ranches, and reeking slaughterhouses. Yet even they are not prepared to learn the horrifying secret behind their opponent’s powers.

* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF with a map, a list of military ranks, and family trees from the book.

About Robert Jackson Bennett

Robert Jackson Bennett is the author of Foundryside and the Divine Cities trilogy, which was a 2018 Hugo Awards finalist in the Best Series category. The first book in the series, City of Stairs, was also a finalist for the World Fantasy and Locus Awards, and the second, City of Blades, was a finalist for the World Fantasy, Locus, and British Fantasy Awards. His previous novels, which include American Elsewhere and Mr. Shivers, have received the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Philip K. Dick Citation of Excellence. He lives in Austin with his family.


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Quotes

“Series fans will be delighted with the Romeo and Juliet–inspired plotline involving a complex mystery that astounds even the peevish detective. The introduction of a member of Din’s family plus new hints about Ana’s history will have readers eager for their next adventure.”Booklist, starred review

“Imperial snoops Ana Dolabra and Dinios Kol are back on the job. . . . Fantasy meets procedural with a side of veganism, and it’s good merry mayhem.”Kirkus Reviews

“This is the best fantasy series currently being published, maybe the best mystery one too.”—John Joseph Adams, series editor of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy