Richard Dalglish is a freelance editor and the author of six fantasy novels and two fantasy novellas. Novels are “Day of the Fastle,” a fantasy-adventure, and five books in a fantasy/mystery/legal thriller series: “The Grenling Abduction,” “Murder in the Querl,” “The Last Witness: A Fantasy Legal Thriller,” “Tales of a Rogue Advocate” (consisting of two novellas), and “Return of the Voths.” His science fiction romance parody short story “Love’s Galactic Passion” appeared in the inaugural issue of Sci-Fi Lampoon Magazine. Dalglish is the former managing editor of Jewelers’ Circular Keystone (JCK), a business magazine covering the fine-jewelry industry. He lives in Yardley, Pa., with his wife and cat.
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Someone murdered Ulder Talpior.
A year after the Voths conquered the Acrinite Realm and took over constabulary duties in the city of Skunnik, the slaying of a religious leader has heightened tensions nearly to the breaking point. As rebels plot to take advantage of the coming chaos, and a dangerous agent of the exiled Acrinite leader arrives for unknown reasons, investigator Jarn Theffig turns to an unlikely ally—the sorceress Astil, the most dangerous woman in the known world.
A young man is dead, and the look of terror etched on his face is the stuff of nightmares. A thirteen-year-old boy stands accused, but is he a dark sorcerer or an innocent whose unusual gift is being exploited by another? Defense advocate Killandrio Bludd thinks he knows the answer, but as the trial nears its shocking conclusion, he’s in a race against time to find the only witness who knows the full truth and can tell the whole story—the last witness.
The Healer
Gwyneira Waldir, a healer accused of murdering her husband with poison, is unlike any client Killandrio Bludd has ever represented. Beautiful and fascinating, she also has a dark secret that will shock the known world—including the advocate pledged to defend her.
The Pearl
When a humble baker is accused of stealing a valuable pearl, Killandrio Bludd agrees to defend him in court. But Killy’s client has more to fear than a date with a jury—the missing gem just might be the legendary Wandreme Pearl, a magical object that some would do anything to possess.
When Vothan Rider Jarn Theffig encounters a Wyndoran youth wandering through Vothan territory searching for his missing father, he just wants to send the young man home. But the ruling Acrinites demand custody of the Wyndoran, claiming he’s a spy. Jarn suspects there’s more to the story than the Acrinites are letting on, and he’s determined to unravel the mystery. Complicating matters, the Acrinites have launched a war, and a dark sorcerer is sowing dissension among the allies confronting them. As Jarn investigates multiplying plots and schemes, a ragtag group of travelers is heading for the allies’ encampment with a simple goal—to stop the allies from destroying themselves.
When defense advocate Killandrio Bludd agrees to represent an officer in Skunnik’s constabulary, he foresees an easy win in court. His client is accused of bribe seeking, a preposterous charge that no sane jury could believe. But the legal case is just one ploy in a vast conspiracy hatched by a demented cult leader. If the scheme succeeds, it will destroy the fragile peace among Skunnik’s factions and could trigger mass slaughter. As the conspiracy’s tentacles slither into every corner of the city, Killandrio and a small band of unlikely allies must unravel the plot and thwart the coming chaos before innocent people die.