<p><b>Sara A. Mueller''s </b><i>The Bone Orchard</i><b> is a fascinating whodunit set in a lush, gothic world of secrets and magic¿where a dying emperor charges his favorite concubine with solving his own murder, and preventing the culprit, which undoubtedly is one of his three terrible sons, from taking control of an empire.</b><br><br><b>"Mueller creates an intricate and richly characterized world in her gothic fantasy debut." ¿ <i>Buzzfeed</i><br>"A masterfully woven plot with refreshing narrators."¿<i>Publishers Weekly<br></i></b><br><b>BOOKPAGE''S MOST ANTICIPATED SFF OF 2022<br>TOR.COM''S MOST ANTICIPATED SFF OF 2022 <br>CRIMERAD''S MOST ANTICIPATED CRIME FICTION OF 2022 <br>GEEKLY INC''S MOST ANTICIPATED OF 2022 </b><br><br>Charm is a witch, and she is alone. The last of a line of conquered necromantic workers, now confined within the yard of regrown bone trees at Orchard House, and the secrets of their marrow.<br><br>Charm is a prisoner, and a survivor. Charm tends the trees an