When Dark Gods Jest

"When the Dark Gods Joke" is a fantastic novella by Alexandra Lisina, the first book of the “Arthur Raish” cycle, in the genre of detective fantasy.

A series of inexplicable deaths shook Verl, baffling the detectives of the city Bureau. What could possibly connect the dead priest, an not-so-young housekeeper, and a girl who loves apples? But gods can play nasty jokes—especially if those gods are dark. And the curse that struck the city isn’t even the worst thing that could happen.

However, a curse is not a job for detectives—it’s for an experienced Master of Death. And the city is lucky: it still has one such master…