Adam Christopher's newest novel is Killing Is My Business (Ray Electromatic Mysteries, Volume 2).At Tor.com he tagged "five books where the setting—in this case, strange cities—is key," including:
Our Lady of the Ice by Cassandra Rose ClarkeRead about another entry on the list.
Set in Hope City, the domed city deep in the heart of Argentine Antarctica, Our Lady of the Ice combines a steampunk sensibility with a classic crime mystery to produce a masterpiece of innovative worldbuilding. As the city begins to fall apart, private eye Eliana Gomez is charged with the recovery of some stolen documents, the fee from which will allow her to flee her increasingly fragile home. Highly original… even if you perhaps wouldn’t want to visit Hope City yourself!
--Marshal Zeringue
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