Vlad Taltosh. Volume 4

There are no former hired killers. Especially if they have a talent for finding trouble.

New adventures of the hired killer Vlad Taltosh and his sarcastic dragonlet-dzharega — the tenth, eleventh, and twelfth novels of the cycle in one volume! Even more intrigues, magic, witty dialogues, and dangerous situations.
Vlad Taltosh has always had to rely on his mind and cunning. Once, he secured his place in the elite of Dzharega — a noble house that controls crime in the great city of Adrilaanka. But love, revolution, betrayal, and revenge destroyed everything he knew. After a long time, Vlad returns to Adrilaanka. His old enemies cannot decide: to kill him right away or to talk first — and then eliminate him. Vlad's former affairs have now passed to a mysterious organization called the "Left Hand," and his wife finds herself in deadly danger…
Vlad sets off to his ancestral homeland. However, instead of joyful relatives and a warm welcome, he faces a sinister secret connected both to the city and to his own family on his mother's side. He will have to take up the investigation, finding himself in a hostile environment among strangers… and at the same time, among his own people.
But having solved that problem, Vlad is not destined to retire. For his longtime friend, Aliara, is arrested on charges of using ancient sorcery. But why now? And why aren’t her powerful friends — Morrolan, Setra, and even the Empress herself — rushing to help? Getting involved in this matter is pure suicide for Vlad, so he will undoubtedly intervene.