Four And Twenty Blackbirds

Lackey tends to write short series of books, trilogies and such. This is the fourth book in her Bardic Voices series. Tal Rufen, the local constable, begins to notice a pattern. Young girls of a poor background are dying. They're being killed a three-sided stiletto, and in each case, the killer commits suicide, so that there's no trial or uproar about the case. The weapon is typically only found in a church setting, but the crimes don't have anything to do with the church – or do they? Despite the warnings from his superiors that this case is not worth pursuing since the victims were not rich and the crimes are solved, Tal wants to find out what's behind this series of killings. He suspects a larger force behind the crimes – and he's right. Why It Made the List Mercedes Lackey, by herself and with others, has written dozens of fantasy books in many different universes. Her works have been published worldwide and many, like this book with its questions about the worth of human life to society and social caste, have larges themes than just the magical world she creates. 'Read It If You Like' Fantasy, serial killers