The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, P. Djeli Clark
The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, P. Djeli Clark
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The Dead Cat Tail Assassins

Author: P. Djèlí Clark

Narrator: Lynnette R. Freeman

Unabridged: 7 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/06/2024


Synopsis

Eveen the Eviscerator is skilled, discreet, professional, and here for your most pressing needs in the ancient city of Tal Abisi. Her guild is strong, her blades are sharp, and her rules are simple. Those sworn to the Matron of Assassins—resurrected, deadly, wiped of their memories—have only three unbreakable vows.

First, the contract must be just. That’s above Eveen’s pay grade.

Second, even the most powerful assassin may only kill the contracted. Eveen’s a professional. She’s never missed her mark.

The third and the simplest: once you accept a job, you must carry it out. And if you stray? A final death would be a mercy.

When the Festival of the Clockwork King turns the city upside down, Eveen’s newest mission brings her face-to-face with a past she isn’t supposed to remember and a vow she can’t forget.

“One of my favorite authors … I loved this one.”—Rebecca Roanhorse, New York Times bestselling author of Black Sun

Reviews

Goodreads review by CC on December 07, 2023

A very weak 3-star. Unfortunately, this seems to be when I admit that P. Djèlí Clark isn't for me. The premise of this book was enticing. An undead assassin, pulled into a bizarre assignment that evoked a memory of her past which shouldn't exist. Mysteries and unlikely paradoxes ensue, and the fast-m......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on November 01, 2024

ARC provided by TOR - thank you so much !! this story follows eveen, who is apart of a guild of hired necromancer killers called the dead cat tail assassins, but she can’t remember anything of her past while she was alive. we meet baseema, the guild boss, and we meet fennis, who handles the guild’s p......more

Goodreads review by Evestar91 on March 20, 2025

The Dead Cat Tail Assassins is a novella about Eveen -an assassin who is not a cat, does not have a tail, but is most assuredly dead, as she tries to figure out who wants revenge on her, survive the repurcussions of breach of contract and find a legal loophole in a magical contract, all in one nigh......more

Goodreads review by EmmaSkies on February 08, 2024

P. Djèlí Clark does. not. miss! Action packed and funny, this novella is a ton of fun from start to finish. Everything I read from this man is a fantastic time. What Clark is able to accomplish in such a small page count never ceases to amaze me. He can consistently build worlds that feel rich and fu......more

Goodreads review by * A Reader Obsessed * on August 05, 2024

4 Stars! What an entertaining story!! Bridging fantasy with a touch of steampunk, this is a world where magic and sorcery are abundant, class division is sharply noted, and guilds of hired killers are a dime a dozen ready to carry out a job if the price is right. Our heroine Eveen is one of those hired......more