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Cowboys, castles, and shifters—this month has it all.

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Damned, February 2026
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Damned, September 2025
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Elusive, May 2025
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Elusive, September 2024
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Scarlet, May 2023
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The Untold Story, January 2022
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The Dark Archive, December 2020
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The Secret Chapter, January 2020
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The Mortal Word, December 2018
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The Lost Plot, January 2018
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The Burning Page, January 2017
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The Masked City, September 2016
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The Invisible Library, June 2016
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THE MORTAL WORD
By: Genevieve Cogman

Invisible Library #5
Ace
December 2018
On Sale: November 27, 2018
368 pages
ISBN: 0399587446
EAN: 9780399587443
Kindle: B07B774YYJ
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Mystery Historical | Fantasy Historical

Can this time traveling librarian solve a dangerous murder?

Are the peace talks between the dragons and the Fae doomed?

In the latest novel in Genevieve Cogman’s historical fantasy series, the fate of worlds lies in the balance. When a dragon is murdered at a peace conference, time-travelling Librarian spy Irene must solve the case to keep the balance between order, chaos…and the Library.

When Irene returns to London after a relatively straightforward book theft in Germany, Bradamant informs her that there is a top secret dragon-Fae peace conference in progress that the Library is mediating, and that the second-in-command dragon has been stabbed to death. Tasked with solving the case, Vale and Irene immediately go to 1890s Paris to start their investigation.

Once they arrive, they find evidence suggesting that the murder victim might have uncovered proof of treachery by one or more Librarians. But to ensure the peace of the conference, some Librarians are being held as hostages in the dragon and Fae courts. To save the captives, including her parents, Irene must get to the bottom of this murder—but was it a dragon, a Fae, or even a Librarian who committed the crime?