The Corpse Will Tell

Jeanne was once a celebrated war hero, her name whispered with reverence and fear after she severed the emperor’s arm to prevent his escape during a brutal civil war. That act saved her people but marked her for death. For ten years, she vanished, shedding her identity to become a ‘dead mouse,’ finding refuge in the most unlikely place: the Black Dogs, a specialized criminal investigation unit dedicated to unearthing the aristocracy’s darkest secrets.

Her new life as a seemingly lazy detective, solving intricate cases alongside her eccentric colleagues, was a carefully constructed peace. But the past, like a persistent shadow, refuses to stay buried. A former lieutenant, still harboring a crush, reappears. Her seemingly dull subordinate begins to act suspiciously. And just when she thought things couldn’t get crazier, a brazen imposter starts claiming her former identity!

Jeanne’s quiet existence shatters as she’s dragged back into a perilous web of intrigue, deception, and danger. Can this war hero-turned-detective outrun her destiny, or will the corpses she investigates finally reveal her own deadly secret? Unravel the unpredictable mystery of ‘The Corpse Will Tell’ and start reading Chapter 1!