The Mortal Word

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