The Liar's Knot

Con artist Ren, criminal Vargo, and captain of the guard Grey return in the second book of the dark and dazzling Rook & Rose trilogy by M. A. Carrick, a sweeping fantasy adventure set in city where everyone wears a mask, and nothing—not even magic—is quite what it seems....
Trust is the thread that binds us. And the rope that hangs us.
In Nadežra, peace is as tenuous as a single thread. The ruthless House Indestor has been destroyed, but darkness still weaves through the city's filthy alleys and jewel-bright gardens, seen by those who know where to look.
Derossi Vargo has always known. He has sacrificed more than anyone imagines to carve himself a position of power and influence among the nobility, hiding a will of steel behind a velvet smile. He'll be damned if he lets anyone threaten what he's built.
Grey Serrado knows all too well. Bent under the yoke of too many burdens, he fights to protect the city's most...