For the past 15 years, whiskey-swilling foulmouthed "arcanist" Roz has been on the outs with the mage community, though she still has the knowledge she learned before being ousted from the academy. Oh, and she can hold fire in the palms of her hands, which none of those mages can do. Because of these "skills" Roz and her pal, Lysander, have made a sometimes-legal career for themselves, solving magical problems and tracking down ne'er-do-well mages. When a local lord hires them to recover his kidnapped heir, Roz and Lys realize that this legitimate job may be enough to let them retire from their rough life. But nothing is quite what it seems, and Roz's late mentor seems to have returned from the dead, making the affair much more dangerous.
I love a rude, boozy protagonist, particularly one with magical abilities that she's not afraid to use. Roz's adventures are non-stop, and SO MUCH FUN. And while that's a good enough reason to pick up this book, it's also a richly created world that's ripe for more investigation, so I *really* hope Kelley is planning on writing more books about Roz.
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