Before They Are Hanged (First Law Trilogy, Book 2)

Superior Glokta has a problem. How do you defend a city surrounded by enemies when your allies can't be trusted and your predecessor vanished without a trace? Northmen have spilled over the border of Angland and are spreading fire and death across the frozen country. Crown Prince Ladisla is poised to drive them backâbut he commands the worst-armed, worst-trained, worst-led army in the world. The most hated woman in the South, the most feared man in the North, and the most selfish boy in the Union make a strange alliance. They might even stand a chance of saving mankind from the Eatersâif they didn't hate each other quite so much.