Even Though I Knew the End [Paperback]

AUSA TodayBestseller!

Winner of the Nebula Award!

Finalist for the Hugo Award!

Finalist for the World Fantasy Award!

ANew York TimesBest Romance of 2022!

C. L. Polk turns their considerable powers to a fantastical noir withEven Though I Knew the End.

Eerie, sharp, and fiercely bittersweet. The New York Times

A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future with the love of her life. This sapphic period piece will dazzle anyone looking for mystery, intrigue, romance, magic, or all of the above.

An exiled augur who sold her soul to save her brother's life is offered one last job before serving an eternity in hell. When she turns it down, her client sweetens the pot by offering up the one payment she can't resistthe chance to have a future where she grows old with the woman she loves.

To succeed, she is given three days to track down the White City Vampire, Chicago's most notorious serial killer. If she fails, only hell and heartbreak await.

C. L. Polk wrote the Hugo-nominated Kingston Cycle, including the World Fantasy Award-winningWitchmark. They are also the author of the CBC Canada Reads finalistThe Midnight Bargainand the Nebula-winning,USA TodaybestsellerEven Though I Knew The End.

Before writing fantasy novels, they worked as a film extra, a costermonger, and also identified lepidoptera by eye. Mx. Polk lives in Calgary, on the territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy, the Tsuutina, the ?y?xe Nakoda Nations, and the M?tis Nation (Region 3).

AUSA TodayBestseller!

Winner of the Nebula Award!

A World Fantasy Award Finalist!

A Locus Award Finalist!

An Ignyte Award Finalist!

ANew York TimesBest Romance!

An NPR Best Speculative Fiction Book!

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