A Memory Called Empire

The 2020 Hugo Award winner. The setup is interesting, a new ambassador arrives at the center of the ruling empire. In her head she carries a neurological implant with the previous ambassador's memory. On arrival she learns that her predecessor is dead, a political murder mystery ensues, while she immerses herself in the empire's court built on bureaucracy, poetry and tradition.

In principal I liked this, but it didn't fully live up to my expectations, and the plot could have been tighter.
3.5, rounding down