City of Lies

Jovan's place among Silasta's ruling families conceals an unusual responsibility. Trained to identify and withstand poisons, he protects the Chancellor's household while appearing to be an unremarkable companion to its heir. His sister Kalina cannot share that duty, but she has secrets and abilities of her own. When the Chancellor dies from an unfamiliar poison and an army surrounds the city, the siblings must keep the new ruler alive. Their investigation takes them into a society whose apparent peace has hidden dangerous resentments. With enemies inside the walls and outside them, Jovan and Kalina must determine whom they can trust before the city's defences collapse.