Book Review(s): Ana and Din Mysteries

The Ana and Din Mysteries, currently three books starting with The Tainted Cup is a fantasy detective series that managed to tell both interesting detective stories and provide an interesting world in which they happen.I am typically a bit of a sucker for good world building. I love back stories, lore and little hidden details. The world of Ana and Din provides plenty. Without spoiling much the empire in which they live is in both fueled by and threatened by sea dwelling Titans which emerge from the sea each year and lay a path of destruction.It's not yet clear where these Titans come from (other than 'the sea') or what they want other than in the "it's bigger than us" kind of way that suggests the people of the empire might just be in the way. The Titans themselves, other than bringing destruction, offer all manner of biological concoctions to be created from their blood. These concoctions are used in everything from buildings to altering humans.Within this world are Ana and Din. Din…