Unicorn Precinct (DeCandido)
Okay, so Unicorn Precinct is where the rich live, and it's usually a cushy assignment, so rookies on the Guard get sent there. Dragon Precinct is where the middle class dwell, and includes the area where Gan Brightblade's murder took place. Goblin Precinct is the slums, mostly the poor live there, and with smaller homes, some of the denizens there are nonhuman (dwarves and gnomes). Mermaid Precinct is the dock area. And in the Castle itself, where the detectives work, is Gryphon Precinct.
While there isn't a map, there is a description of the neighborhoods and street boundaries. Most of the streets have been mentioned at some point, so it's safe to assume that they're "major".
The main case, for Torin and Danthres, is the murder of the daughter of a nobleman as she is preparing for her wedding.
Dru and Hawk have the least to do in this story, and they are somewhat stymied by the negative reaction to the guard members in Mermaid Precinct to the investigation into corruption by Iaian and Grovis. Grovis is committed to rooting out law breakers. This becomes problematic when it reaches closer to home -- his home. Grovis's cousin, Cam Grovis was the betrothed of the dead girl, and he isn't telling everything he knows.
Iaian has his own secrets, too, and that's not sitting well with Avilar Grovis (who now has a first name).
I kind of guessed the who early on, but not the why and the how (or even the "what"), so it was still good reading.
The bonus story, which was nearly a third of the book, was the first case of Torin and Danthes, and how he came onto the force and they became partners. Some other familiar faces were around then as well, only ten years younger.
Fun book. I'll likely read something different before moving onto
Goblin Precinct
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