This in-world novel follows the adventures of Donnen Brennokovic, a weathered and weary city guardsman who finds himself paired a fresh-faced recruit. When the mismatched pair discover a dead magistrate bleeding out on the flagstones, theyre caught up in a clash between a shadowy organization known only as the Executors and a secretive group of Chantry agents--all over some ancient artifact.

Prolific dwarven author and heroic companion of the Dragon Age games, Varric Tethras brings us the collected edition of his breakthrough crime-noir drama, Hard in Hightown (with help from his trusted human confidante, Mary Kirby)! This volume is beautifully illustrated by Stefano Martino, Alvaro Sarraseca, Andres Ponce, and German Ponce, with a painted cover by E.M. Gist!