Can’t Wait Wednesday: The Last Hour Between Worlds by Melissa Caruso

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine.

I will officially purchase all of Melissa Caruso’s books because I have absolutely adored her Swords and Fire and Rooks and Ruin trilogies. Imagine my delight to find that a shiny new book will be out next year and one of the main characters is an investigator! I love mystery-fantasy! Oh, and the other main character is a burglar, so I’m basically getting two of my favorite things in one book. Mark your calendars because The Last Hour Between Worlds will be released March 7, 2024!

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Follow a star investigator and her rival as they journey through layers of reality to save the world as they know it in this whip-smart adventure fantasy about rival guilds, reality-bending magic and unexpected mystery.

Kembral Thorne is spending a few hours away from her newborn, and she’s determined to enjoy the party no matter what. But when the guests start dropping dead, Kem has no choice but to get to work. She’s a member of the Guild of Hounds, after all, and she can’t help picking up the scent of trouble.

She’s not the only one. Her professional and personal nemesis, notorious burglar Rika Nonesuch, is on the prowl. They quickly identify what’s causing the a mysterious grandfather clock that sends them down an Echo every time it chimes. In each strange new layer of reality, time resets and a sinister figure appears to perform a blood-soaked ritual.

As Kem and Rika fall into increasingly macabre versions of their city, they’ll need to rely on their wits – and each other – to unravel the secret of the clock and save their city.