I Killed the King

After a decade of war, the kingdoms of Avendell and Istellia have finally agreed to peace. As nobles and magic wielders from both countries arrive at remote Castle Avendell for a historic all-night masquerade to celebrate, King Costis summons an unlikely group to his chambers: the crown prince, his Istellian bride-to-be, his personal guard, a wild beast tamer, and the palace`s questionable new healer. But before Costis can reveal why he has gathered them, the castle goes dark. When the lights come back, the king is dead - murdered with the princess`s knife, in a weak spot only his guard knew of, and with venom from one of the beast tamer`s monsters lacing the blade. With no clear killer - and everyone a suspect - they make a risky pact: tell no one until the treaty is signed. But when a winter storm seals everyone inside and someone aware of the king`s untimely death begins to pick off guests one by one, the six suspects must work together to discover who killed the king … before one of them is next.