The Lost Child

A brutal murder stirs up suspicion and sorcery in a provocative novel by the author of the Tears of Artamon Trilogy, “an innovative fantasist” ( Asimov’s ). The shocking discovery of a child’s corpse in the Tsiyonim ghetto of Arcassanne stirs up old fears and enmities in the city. Suspicion falls on Rahab ben Chazhael, a tailor still haunted by the day when he lost hold of his little brother’s hand as his family fled a brutal pogrom. Rahab must escape the city guard and search for help—and the t