Butter Cookies and Demon Claws by Peter V. Brett
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Author : Peter V. Brett
/ Fantasy /
/ The Demon Cycle novella/
Publication date : December 4th 2025
Blurb:
DEMON CLAWS
The battle against the demons has been won. The town of Tibbet’s Brook is enjoying a peaceful winter until the body of local businessman Rusco Hog is discovered on the old Tanner farm, his fatal injuries pointing towards a demon attack.
BUTTER COOKIES
For Selia Barren, the Town Speaker, the evidence doesn’t add up. She suspects foul play. Rusco didn’t become the richest man in town by making friends, and it seems everyone in Tibbet’s Brook has a motive. And she’s willing to go to any length to find the truth – including trading her delicious butter cookies for secrets, which are proving too tempting to resist.
My thoughts:
I love The Demon Cycle series, and it was wonderful to return to this world and reconnect with some of my familiar and beloved characters. The note at the beginning, explaining the spark that inspired this novella, made me smile. If anyone can inspire a cosy story in a gritty and undeniably uncosy world, it's Sarah Beth Durst. Strangely it is a cosy story in a distinctive way, with a very different vibe from the main series, yet it remains the same at its heart. It leans more towards the mystery aspect and less on the fantasy and definitely, it hits different if you've already read the other books in the series.
Absolutely loved it!
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