Bones & Betrayal: Silence of the Dead

“A magical murder mystery filled with magnificent mirth and mayhem.” Jim Zub (Conan the Barbarian, Dungeons & Dragons)

”Bones and Betrayals: Silence of the Dead is a must-read for anyone who likes their mystery with a dash of tongue-in-cheek humor and a pinch of zippity-pow.” Jodie Crump (Witty & Sarcastic Book Club)

”This novel delivers the perfect amount of bang for your entertainment buck. A satisfying combination of mystery, tension, magic, and stupid jokes and puns.” HC Newton (Irresponsible Reader)

Murder has come to the city of Tronte...

Holtar didn’t become a necromancer for the prestige—he did it because talking to the dead is marginally easier than dealing with the living. Unfortunately, his latest case has given him a fresh problem: the corpses aren’t talking.

No last words. No cryptic riddles. Just silence. And silence, as it turns out, is very bad when your job depends on listening to the dead speak of their final moments.

With only a snarky, possessed skull called Seymour as his companion, Holtar must unravel a conspiracy that threatens both the living and the dead—one that grows more tangled, absurd, and dangerously personal with every once-bitten pastry.

Silence of the Dead is a fantasy mystery with the wit of a detective comedy—where necromancy is just another thankless job, the dead refuse to talk, and the killer has an unsettling passion for pastry-based clues.

Bones & Betrayals: Silence of the Dead is written by Erica Marks & Andi Ewington Cover art by Calum Alexander Watt