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The Helm of Midnight by Marina Lostetter

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Also by Marina Lostetter:

The Teeth of Dawn, February 2025
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The Helm of Midnight, April 2021
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THE HELM OF MIDNIGHT
By: Marina Lostetter

The Five Penalties #1
Tor Books
April 2021
On Sale: April 13, 2021
464 pages
ISBN: 1250757053
EAN: 9781250757050
Kindle: B0879J44XZ
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Fantasy

A legendary serial killer stalks the streets of a fantastical city in The Helm of Midnight, the stunning first novel in a new trilogy from acclaimed author Marina Lostetter.

In a daring and deadly heist, thieves have made away with an artifact of terrible power—the death mask of Louis Charbon. Made by a master craftsman, it is imbued with the spirit of a monster from history, a serial murderer who terrorized the city with a series of gruesome murders.

Now Charbon is loose once more, killing from beyond the grave. But these murders are different from before, not simply random but the work of a deliberate mind probing for answers to a sinister question.

It is up to Krona Hirvath and her fellow Regulators to enter the mind of madness to stop this insatiable killer while facing the terrible truths left in his wake.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Five Penalties

The Helm of Midnight
THE HELM OF MIDNIGHT
#1.0 • April 2021
The Cage of Dark Hours
THE CAGE OF DARK HOURS
#2.0 • February 2023
The Teeth of Dawn
THE TEETH OF DAWN
#3.0 • February 2025

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