Goblins & Greatcoats

by

epub, 14 pages

English language

Published by Subterranean Press.

ISBN:
9781645242086
3 stars (2 reviews)

A goblin with too many pockets and a disturbing affinity for cutlery, a rain-soaked night, four adventurers, a pair of corpses, a junk-drawer knife, some unfortunate taxidermy, and a beleaguered Gatewarden…

These are the primary ingredients in a locked-room mystery that can only be solved by the Territory's most unlikely detective.

Her name is Zyll.

Her eyes are keen, her teeth are sharp, and the chaos of her passing leaves no murder unsolved.

2 editions

reviewed Goblins & Greatcoats by Travis Baldree

A fun book about a different kind of investigator.

3 stars

A fun short story about a goblin, Zyll, who enters an inn and discovers a murder scene. The people at the inn believe she is there to investigate the murder and discover who is the murderer. That she does, showing an eye for detail, both mundane and magical, while pocketing various eating utensils from the inn.

The twist comes at the end when the murderer is revealed, and Zyll is shown to be not the person they expect her to be.

Subjects

  • fantasy