The City of Cries

Major Bhaajan returns to the desolate, sand-swept world of her rough-edged childhood because her detective skills have earned her a lucrative assignment: find a runaway son of the ruling dynasty. Forays into Raylicon's Underworld, treachery, encounters with gangsters and an old flame are just some of the challenges facing Major Bhaajan in pursuit of the missing aristocrat. "The City of Cries"

Writing “The City of Cries” gave me the opportunity to explore a different side of the Skolian Empire, specifically the House of Majda. Although matriarchs from that immensely powerful noble house have figured prominently in many of my novels as military leaders, they have always been secondary characters. This story gave me the chance to explore another side of the family, the sphere of their personal lives. It also let me introduce the private investigator Major Bhaaj, one of my favorite characters.