And What Can We Offer You Tonight

Jewel has spent years as a courtesan at the House of Bicchieri, one of the most luxurious establishments in a far-future city where the streets are drowning, the wealthy rule and a single misstep can mark a person for the government's cull. Her life of careful survival is upended when a close friend is murdered by a client and then, impossibly, comes back. As the two set out to find who is responsible and make them pay, Jewel has to weigh loyalty against self-preservation and decide what justice can mean in a world built on cruelty. Premee Mohamed's novella blends science fiction, gothic horror and a revenge story, and it won the World Fantasy Award for best novella in 2022. It is written for adult readers.