Esme Thorne profile

Place of birth: New Zealand
Esme Thorne specializes in the dark, analytical intersection of Crime and Fantasy. Her passion lies in stories where the rules of magic are used not just for epic battles, but as instruments for investigation, deception, or murder. She judges books based on the cleverness of the magical procedural element - can a spell be considered a forensic tool? Is a prophecy a solid alibi?

Esme Thorne's 1 reviews

The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan)

Robert Jackson Bennett has successfully accomplished the near-impossible: crafting a true fantasy procedural that satisfies both the meticulous detective and the demanding world-builder. This novel earns a strong 9/10 because it understands that in crime fantasy, the rules of magic must be as reliable and exploitable as a witness statement or a ...

9.0/10

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