Melinda Salisbury
The Sin Eater's Daughter
Seventeen-year-old Twylla lives in the castle. But no one even looks at her. Because Twylla isn't a member of the court. She's the executioner. As the goddess-embodied, Twylla kills with a single touch. Even the prince, whose royal blood supposedly makes him immune to her touch, avoids her. But then a new guard arrives, and unlike the others, he's able to see the girl, not the goddess. Yet a treasonous romance is the least of Twylla's problems. The queen has a plan to destroy her enemies-a plan that requires an unthinkable sacrifice. Will Twylla do what it takes to protect her kingdom?
The Sin Eater's Daughter was nominated and shortlisted for numerous international awards and prizes, including the Carnegie Medal 2015, the Branford Boase 2015, in the YA category of The American Mystery Writer's Association Edgar Awards 2015, in the YA category of the Bouchercon Antony Awards 2015, the North East Book Awards 2015, the Bookseller YA Book Prize 2015, and the Waterstones Children's Book Award, 2015.
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Cover art by Jamie Gregory