Writing a review after having read it about 2 years ago. Need to re-read, but I remember why I liked the book and got at least a few people to read it. Martha Wells is becoming one of my favorite sci-fi AND fantasy author, with murderbot diaries, city of bones, and death of the necromancer. This book has a tight plot, really good characters, and an interesting and well sketched out world. It's a really good mystery / thriller set in a fantasy world (and since I read it in another review, I can't no think of it as 'Lies of Locke Lamora'+'Sherlock Holmes', so if you liked either of those universally liked books, you'll like this).

Here is the other review I mentioned: www.goodreads.com/review/show/344454509?book_show_action=false

My review of 'City of bones': www.goodreads.com/review/show/3567508659?book_show_action=false&from_review_page=1