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The Notorious Virtues

by Alwyn Hamilton
Max Meyers
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Bestselling Rebel of the Sands author Alwyn Hamilton is back with a glittering fantasy thriller about a glamorous media darling, a surprise heiress, and the magical competition of a lifetime.
At sixteen, Honora "Nora" Holtzfall is the daughter of the most powerful heiress in all of Walstad. Her family controls all the money—and all the magic—in the entire country. But despite being the center of attention, Nora has always felt like an outsider. When her mother is found dead in an alley, the family throne and fortune are suddenly up for grabs, and Nora will be pitted against her cousins in the Veritaz, the ultimate magical competition for power that determines the one family heir.
But there's a surprise contestant this time: Lotte, the illegitimate daughter of Nora's aunt. When Lotte's absent mother retrieves her from the rural convent she'd abandoned her to, Lotte goes from being an orphan to surrounded by family. Unfortunately, most of them want her dead.
And soon, Nora discovers that her mother's death wasn't random—it was murder. And the only person she can trust to uncover the truth of what happened is a rakish young reporter who despises everything Nora and her family stand for.
While the dangers of the Veritaz competition threaten each of the Holtzfall girls, and the stark class differences turns political outrage to terrifing violence—the new cousins must fight to stay alive, no matter what.
Incredible tests, impossible choices, and deadly odds await both girls. But there can only be one winner.

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    April 1, 2025

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780593162422
      • File size: 425858 KB
      • Duration: 14:47:09

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 17, 2025
      Two cousins compete in a trial to inherit the family fortune in this fantastical mystery from Hamilton (Rebel of the Sands). Sixteen-year-old Honora Holtzfall is reeling after the murder of her mother, heiress to the most powerful family in Walstad. Now Nora must participate in the Veritaz Trials, a competition held for every Holtzfall generation, to determine who is worthy of inheriting the family’s immense power. Nora is the clear front-runner, until her illegitimate cousin Lotte appears. The girls must compete against other cousins, and danger lurks around every corner—because even though her mother’s death was purportedly the result of a mugging, Nora knows there was more to it. With plucky 17-year-old reporter August Wolffe and her most trusted knight Theo, Nora will pursue the truth as she navigates magical challenges, dangerous assassins, and trials of the heart. Though dense exposition slows the lengthy narrative, an enigmatic premise, sly dialogue, and an immersive 1930s-style setting add grit to the complexly rendered class dynamics, making this a propulsive exploration of the bonds of family both biological and chosen. Ages 12–up. Agent: Molly Ker Hawn, Bent Agency.

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