The Mortal Word
Edition: First edition
Series: An Invisible Library Novel
Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC
Published: 2018
Place of publication: New York: Ace
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 433
ISBN-13: 9780399587443
Copyright date: 2017
First sentence: My lord father, Please forgive the haste and informality of this letter: you know my respect for you and my obedience to your will.
Description: 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?