The cover of Murder in Halruaa. A woman and a cloaked man stand near a man's corpse at the base of a tree. The woman is showing off her leg for no apparent reason. and the man is gesturing at the corpse.

Murder in Halruaa

“The author’s obvious enthusiasm for the subject hasn’t saved him from coming up with a convoluted plot where events don’t seem to flow naturally, packed with contrivances and improbable insights.”