"Part wish-fulfillment fantasy...part gritty whodunit,"* Splinters
of Scarlet is a spellbinding and atmospheric historical fantasy set in
nineteenth-century Denmark, where secrets can kill and magic is a deadly
gift, for fans of The Gilded Wolves and Pride and Premeditation.
(*Kirkus)
"Emily Bain Murphy weaves an exquisite tale of mystery, enchantment
and valor. I loved this spellbinding book!" --Rebecca Ross, author of
The Queen's Rising
For Marit Olsen, magic is all about strategy: it flows freely through
her blood, but every use leaves behind a deadly, ice-like build-up
within her veins called the Firn. Marit knows how dangerous it is to let
too much Firn build up--after all, it killed her sister--and she has
vowed never to use her thread magic. But when Eve, a fellow orphan whom
Marit views like a little sister, is adopted by the wealthy Helene
Vestergaard, Marit will do anything to stay by Eve's side. She decides
to risk the Firn and uses magic to secure a job as a seamstress in the
Vestergaard household.
But Marit has a second, hidden agenda: her father died while working in
the Vestergaards' jewel mines--and it might not have been an accident.
The closer Marit gets to the truth about the Vestergaard family, the
more she realizes she and everyone she's come to love are in danger.
When she finds herself in the middle of a treacherous deception that
goes all the way up to the king of Denmark, magic may be the only thing
that can save her--if it doesn't kill her first.
