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    The Mortal Word
    The Mortal Word
    The Mortal Word
    Audiobook15 hours

    The Mortal Word

    Written by Genevieve Cogman

    Narrated by Kristin Atherton

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    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

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPan Macmillan
    Release dateMay 13, 2021
    ISBN9781529075625
    The Mortal Word
    Author

    Genevieve Cogman

    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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    • 5/5
      Brilliant plot excellent world building has all elements of an excellent book.
      Mystery humor thrilling love all the characters and the narrator is the best I have heard yet.
    • 4/5
      Not sure if am starting to get into a bit of slump since i've been binging the series but this book was a bit dull to me,,, maybe it was due to all the politics and all the secret games but i kinda felt bored and wishing for more action.
      I did however love the way irene character's grew and developed during this book, her focusing on what is important and standing up for what she believes made me extra protective of her especially with that ending.
      on to the next one ^^
    • 4/5
      One of my favorites in the series. Irene steps more into her own power and really stars to accept herself. I really enjoyed that!

      Also, finally a little steamy bit or two.