Poison Study

Locked In A Coffin-like Darkness, There Is Nothing To Distract Me From My Memories Of Killing Reyad. He Deserved To Die—but According To The Law, So Do I. Here In Ixia, The Punishment For Murder Is Death. And Now I Wait For The Hangman's Noose. But The Same Law That Condemns Me May Also Save Me. Ixia's Food Taster—chosen To Ensure That The Commander's Food Is Not Poisoned—has Died. And By Law, The Next Prisoner Who Is Scheduled To Be Executed—me—must Be Offered The Position. About to be executed for murder, Yelena is offered an extraordinary reprieve. As a food taster, she'll eat the best meals, have rooms in the palace--and risk assassination by anyone trying to kill the Commander of Ixia. As Yelena tries to escape her new dilemma, disasters keep mounting. Rebels plot to seize Ixia and Yelena develops magical powers she can't control. Her life is threatened again and choices must be made. But this time the outcomes aren't so clear