The Alchemist’s Agent Series
The books stand alone, but the heroes stick together!
The Gilty Party (Book 1)
One dead blacksmith
One missing witness
One agent with a very big problem
When an itinerant blacksmith dies in the village of Fontis, Ibram Ucalegon is sent to report back on the unattended death. No one thinks much about it. Hard-living old men die all the time, after all, and little changes except the name in the record of testimony.
But when Rustam Monbrith, the man who found the deceased, suddenly disappears on the day of the inquiry, the circuit court judge invokes an ancient and deadly punishment from Vissilia’s war-torn past: If the First Finder is not returned, then the entire village will pay the price.
Now, Rustam’s pretty sister begs the Sect of Seven Fires for aid and Lady Azadiya is looking very carefully into Ibram’s future as one of her agents. Did Ibram sign off on a natural death, when the verdict should have been murder? Or is Rustam Monbrith hiding some other secret?
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The Elixir of Inheritance (Book 2)
Sticks and stones might break bones, but poison ends any argument
Ibram Ucalegon visits fabric merchant Einar Savoldyn’s manor to escape the living mountain while Lady Azadiya (the Empire of Vissilia’s worst convalescent) recovers from a spot of alchemically induced blindness. Unfortunately for the agent, the man dies moments after their meeting.
Now Ibram’s got a murder to unravel, a parcel of rival relatives to sort through, and an uncle who blocks his every attempt to tell Lady Azadiya what’s going on…and who’s a little too friendly with the newly made widow. He’ll have to work fast before this case gets stitched up!
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The Price of Fire (Book 3)
Six buildings explode.
Four lives up in smoke.
Fire ravages the Pillared Circle neighborhood, plundering its cookshops and evening courtyards. The village’s shock worsens upon the discovery of four bodies amidst the destruction. In the aftermath, a brave witness raises the alarm: He saw green fire climbing the wall as he ran to safety. Lady Azadiya fears an alchemist is responsible and reassigns her agent, Ibram Ucalegon, from recovery work to investigate. He soon realizes a callous mastermind lies behind this deadly crime, intent on reaping their reward no matter the cost.
As the body count rises amongst the suspects, rich and poor alike, Ibram soon realizes only Lady Azadiya can solve this deadly equation: How much money does it take to ignite a tragedy?
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Cursebird On A Wire (novella)
The wine’s gone off
The ale’s musty
The cheese turned green on the spoon
How do you solve a curse when it’s no more than they deserve?
Ibram Ucalegon is an arm-for-hire with a slight problem. He’s committed the mortal sin of working for one noble while poking through the house of another. Worst of all, he was caught!
In return for his freedom, Ibram swears to supply Lord Halfrey with an introduction to his employer, Lady Azadiya Hobon, alchemist extraordinaire. All Lord Halfrey has to do is let Ibram out of his cage.
But on the day of Halfrey’s introductory gala, a cursebird flies in the face of everybody’s plans. Can Lady Azadiya discover the culprit and save the party before Ibram trades in his smooth sailing for another hard landing?
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The Gilty Party/Cursebird on a Wire by E.M. Burnham
The Alchemist’s Agent Omnibus 1: The Gilty Party/Cursebird on a Wire (ebook only)
Two Engaging Mysteries In One Volume!
It’s Almost Too Late To Fix This Mistake…
How Do You Break A Curse When It’s No More Than They Deserve?
The Alchemist’s Agent Omnibus 1 is a collection of two books in E.M. Burnham’s standalone fantastical mystery series: The Alchemist’s Agent. The books included are: The Gilty Party, the first book in the series, and Cursebird On A Wire, a prequel novella.
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