The book Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie

THE UNIVERSE OF THE "FIRST LAW"

• The novel "Best Served Cold" is set approximately three years after the events of the original trilogy.
• Skydance Media's film adaptation of "Best Served Cold" is currently in pre-production and will be directed by Tim Miller ("Deadpool"). Abercrombie wrote the screenplay, and Rebecca Ferguson will play Monza Mercatto.

Grand Duke Orso is waging a fierce battle with the League of Eight. While armies burn enemy cities, the real battle is taking place in the shadows: who will become king is decided not on the battlefield.

For Monza Mercatto, the most famous mercenary in the service of Duke Orso, war is a good way to earn money. But instead of a reward from her employer, Mercatto receives a fatal blow. But she survives. Now the seven who betrayed her will die. No matter what it costs.

Her allies are a treacherous drunkard, a cunning poisoner, and a northerner who just wants to do the right thing. Her enemies are most of the country. Duke Orso is determined to see the matter through...