The Mortal Word Av Genevieve Cogman

<p><b>In 1890s Paris, a librarian and a detective must track down a killer – before the city goes up in flames. <i>The Mortal Word</i> is the enthralling fifth instalment in the Invisible Library series from Genevieve Cogman.</b><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><b>Continue the witty and wonderful series with <i>The Secret Chapter</i>.<br><br>Praise for the series:</b><br><br>''I absolutely loved this'' – N. K. Jemisin, author of <i>The Fifth Season</i><br><br>''Irene is a great heroine: fiery, resourceful and no one''s fool'' – <i>The Guardian</i><br><br>''Cogman keeps upping the ante on this delightful series!'' – Charles Stross, author of the Merchant Princes series</p>