The Mortal Word (The Invisible Library series) - Softcover

Genevieve Cogman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1509830723 ISBN 13: 9781509830725

Publisher: Pan MacMillan, 2018

Synopsis

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.

A corrupt countess. A spy in danger. And an assassin.

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.

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?

Continue the witty and wonderful series with The Secret Chapter.

Praise for the series:

''I absolutely loved this'' – N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season

''Irene is a great heroine: fiery, resourceful and no one''s fool'' – The Guardian

''Cogman keeps upping the ante on this delightful series!'' – Charles Stross, author of the Merchant Princes series

Edition details

• Publisher: Pan MacMillan
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1509830723
• ISBN 13: 9781509830725
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 418