The iron maiden : a novel
(Book)

"After Astrid's most prized sword is stolen, she races to catch the thief only to find his dead body surrounded by the tracks of a monster. Her quest takes her to a port city where she discovers her sword has been found by a merchant and encounters a woman at risk of being killed by her own husband. A split-second decision speeds Astrid away from the Northlands and into the Midlands, where she finds more signs of the monster but ultimately learns the meaning of a true monster and that of an iron maiden"