Widows Welcome

#1 Tales of Fenest

D.K. Fields

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English

Head of Zeus
01 August 2019

Fiction & Literature; Crime & Mystery; Fantasy; Dark Fantasy / Grimdark; Thieves

Series: Tales of Fenest

Dead bodies aren't unusual in the alleyways of Fenest. Muggings, brawls gone bad, debts collected – Detective Cora Gorderheim has seen it all. The first novel in a fantasy crime trilogy.

There's power in stories.

This is a story of power. Dead bodies aren't unusual in the alleyways of Fenest, capital of the Union of Realms. Especially not in an election year, when the streets swell with crowds from near and far. Muggings, brawls gone bad, debts collected – Detective Cora Gorderheim has seen it all. Until she finds a Wayward man with his mouth sewn shut.

His body has been arranged precisely by the killer and left conspicuously, waiting to be found. Cora fears this is not only a murder, but a message.

As she digs into the dead man's past, she finds herself drawn into the most dangerous event in the Union: the election. In a world where stories win votes, someone has gone to a lot of trouble to silence this man. Who has stopped his story being told?

'An utterly absorbing tale set in a fascinating world' MICK FINLAY.

'If you love storytelling, you'll love this' S.J. MORDEN.

'It's rare to find such a richly imagined world about the art of myth and storytelling' CHRISTOPHER FOWLER.

'Irresistibly thrilling, weaving together gaslit crime, fantasy and mystery... I can't wait for more' TIM MAJOR.

'There is more than meets the eye in this gripping and inventive debut... Rife with intrigue, deceit and cultural tension' JAMES AITCHESON.

By: D.K. Fields
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: UK Airports ed
Volume: 1
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 145mm,
ISBN: 9781789542493
ISBN 10: 1789542499
Series: Tales of Fenest
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 August 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

D.K. Fields is the pseudonym for the writing partnership of novelists David Towsey and Katherine Stansfield. The couple are originally from the south west of England, and now live in Cardiff. David's zombie-western The Walkin' Trilogy is published by Quercus. Katherine's historical crime fiction series, Cornish Mysteries, is published by Allison & Busby. She is also a poet.

Reviews for Widows Welcome (#1 Tales of Fenest)

'There is more than meets the eye in this gripping and inventive debut ... Rife with intrigue, deceit and cultural tension' James Aitcheson. 'There are hidden depths to Widow's Welcome, and the rewards for spending time with this book are very great. I felt as if I was one of the Audience, and asked to cast my own vote on stories of tragedy, sacrifice and betrayal. If you love storytelling, you'll love this' Simon Morden. 'Like a Philip Pullman rendition of Cloud Atlas. Widow's Welcome is an irresistibly thrilling introduction to a world of stories within stories - and I can't wait for more' Tim Major. 'It's rare to find such a richly imagined world about the art of myth and storytelling' Christopher Fowler. 'An utterly absorbing tale set in a fascinating world. A terrific start to the series' Mick Finlay.