The Mortal Word

Beschreibung

In 1890s Paris, a librarian and a detective must track down a killer - before the city goes up in flames. The Mortal Word is the enthralling fifth instalment in the Invisible Library series from Genevieve Cogman.<BR><BR>A corrupt countess. A spy in danger. And an assassin.<BR><BR>Peace talks are always tricky - especially when a key diplomat gets stabbed. This murder rudely interrupts a top-secret summit between the warring dragons and Fae, so Librarian-spy Irene is summoned to investigate.

With her detective friend Vale, she must track down the killer - as peace hangs by a thread.<BR><BR>Accusations fly thick and fast. Irene soon finds herself in the seedy depths of the Parisian underworld on the trail of a notoriously warlike Fae, the Blood Countess. However, the evidence against the Countess is only circumstantial. Could the assassin - or assassins - be closer than anyone suspects?<BR><BR>Continue the witty and wonderful series with The Secret Chapter.<BR><BR>Praise for the series:<BR><BR>'I absolutely loved this' - N.

K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season<BR><BR>'Irene is a great heroine: fiery, resourceful and no one's fool' - The Guardian<BR><BR>'Cogman keeps upping the ante on this delightful series!' - Charles Stross, author of the Merchant Princes series

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