Mortedant's Peril by RJ Barker (The Trials of Irody Hasp: Book #1- Hardcover)

Mortedant's Peril by RJ Barker (The Trials of Irody Hasp: Book #1- Hardcover)In a city of ancient automata, strange spirits, and sleeping gods, a cleric of death finds his own life on the line in this vividly imagined fantasy murder mystery from the acclaimed author of The Bone Ships and Age of Assassins. Irody Hasp is a Mortedant, a cleric tasked with reading the last thoughts of the deadthough no one thanks him for it. No Mortedant is popular, but Irody is scarcely tolerated even by the other members of his own guild, and

Sometimes I think I am just one of the million unfathomable secrets he keeps hidden

A Spade brother runs their prison for those who have wronged their society

and Ascher are now my teammates

and cozy bookstore vibes

and Julian Winters

The exact description of the love interest in her next book

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

but they find themselves inexplicably drawn to each other

Told in dual POV

the hero it needs

running from her past and lying to everyone she knows

But as Ellie and Jack travel down the coast of California