The Mortal Word (The Invisible Library series, 5, Band 5) - Softcover

Cogman, Genevieve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1509830723 ISBN 13: 9781509830725

Verlag: Pan, 2018

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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

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Genevieve Cogman started on Tolkien and Sherlock Holmes at an early age, and has never looked back. But on a perhaps more prosaic note, she has an MSc in Statistics with Medical Applications and has wielded this in an assortment of jobs: clinical coder, data analyst and classifications specialist. Although The Invisible Library was her debut novel, she previously worked as a freelance roleplaying-game writer. She is the author of the Invisible Library series and the bestselling Scarlet Revolution trilogy. Genevieve’s hobbies include patchwork, beading, knitting and gaming, and she lives in the north of England.

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Irene must stay sharp – her future rests on a knife edge


Peace talks can be tricky . . . but matters turn lethal when a key diplomat is stabbed. This murder rudely interrupts a top-secret summit between the warring dragons and Fae, so Librarian spy Irene is summoned to investigate. In a version of 1890s Paris, Irene and her detective friend Vale must track down the killer – before either the peace negotiations, or the city, go up in flames.


Accusations fly thick and fast. And Irene soon finds herself in the seedy depths of the Parisian underworld on the trail of a notorious Fae, the Blood Countess. However, their evidence is circumstantial. Could the assassin – or assassins – be someone no one would suspect?


PRAISE FOR THE SERIES
‘I absolutely loved this . . . flavoured with truly unique mythology’
N. K. Jemisin


‘A wonderfully droll sense of humour’
Guardian

‘If you’re looking for a swift, clever and witty read, look no further’
FantasyFaction.com

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Pan
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1509830723
• ISBN 13: 9781509830725
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 432
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Suissex; commercial@autainpeche.fr; ; 287 impasse de Beaulin; Dissay; La Vienne; 86130; Frankreich