Chant is in prison. Does he deserve it? He is adamant he's not, but important people are quite sure he is, and in this town he's just set foot in, it's hard to navigate the ins and outs of justice. Especially when it involves so much paperwork. But Chant has a trick or two up his sleeve - he's a storyteller. An excellent one. Let's hope it can save his life. 
This book was delightful, even though it wasn't what I'd expected. Reading the back after finishing it I don't exactly know how I could have been misled, because it's well written, but sometimes we just read what we want to read. So instead of the moody and atmospheric book I'd expected (partly thanks to the exquisite cover which was 75% of the reason why I bought it), I got a very well written trial fantasy (not something I'd expected to read one day) with perhaps a few too many names for my liking, but excellent narrative voice from Chant, which kept me highly entertained in the short time it took me to read this book.
Rep: a cast of black & brown queer characters in a mostly queer-friendly world.