Five Broken Blades Jenny Erpenbeck As the line between academic

As the line between academic pursuit and dangerous indulgence blurs

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but she repays him at their next meeting with a day of excess and a night of love

Five Broken Blades Jenny Erpenbeck As the line between academicThe five most dangerous liars in the land have been mysteriously summoned to work together for a single objective: to kill the God King Joon. And now each of the five blades will come for him. Each has tasted bitternessfrom the hired hitman seeking atonement, a lovely assassin who seeks freedom, or even the prince banished for his cruel crimes. None can resist the sweet, icy lure of vengeance. For these five killerseach versed in deception, lies, and