Beka Cooper, having finally become a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, travels to Port Caynn to investigate the appearance of counterfeit coins in Tortall's capital and finds herself falling for charming banking clerk Dale Rowan.
Beka, having just lost her fianc? in a slaver's raid, is able to distract herself by going with her team on an important hunt at the queen's request, unaware that the throne of Tortall depends on their success.
When sixteen-year-old Beka becomes "Puppy" to a pair of "Dogs, " as the Provost's Guards are called, she uses her police training, natural abilities, and a touch of magic to help them solve the case of a murdered baby in Tortall's Lower City.
Beka, having just lost her fiance in a slaver's raid, is able to distract herself by going with her team on an important hunt at the queen's request, unaware that the throne of Tortall depends on their success.
Beka Cooper, having finally become a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, travels to Port Caynn to investigate the appearance of counterfeit coins in Tortall's capital and finds herself falling for charming banking clerk Dale Rowan.
When sixteen-year-old Beka becomes "Puppy" to a pair of "Dogs," as the Provost's Guards are called, she uses her police training, natural abilities, and a touch of magic to help them solve the case of a murdered baby in Tortall's Lower City.
