01779cam a2200313 4500 759452610 TxAuBib 20190405120000.0 181206s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018054699 9780807515518 hbk. $17.99 0807515515 hbk. $17.99 (OCoLC)1049828620 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCQ GK8 UKMGB OCLCF JBL OCLCO ILC IDU OCLCO TxGR TxAuBib He, Joan, author. Descendant of the crane [Book] / Joan He. Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman and Company, 2019. 401 pages : map ; 22 cm. "Princess Hesina of Yan is thrust into power when her beloved father is murdered, and she's determined to find his killer--whatever the cost"-- Provided by publisher. When her father is murdered, Princess Hesina of Yan is thrust into power, suddenly the queen of an unstable kingdom. Determined to find her father's killer, Hesina engages the aid of a soothsayer. It is a treasonous act, punishable by death, because in Yan, magic was outlawed centuries ago. Using the information provided, Hesina turns to Akira, an investigator who's also a convicted criminal with secrets of his own. With the future of her kingdom at stake, can Hesina find justice for her father? Or will the cost be too high? -- adapted from jacket. 20190405. Princesses Fiction. Magic Fiction. Murder Fiction. Young adult fiction. Mystery and detective stories. Fantasy. RV8