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Quinn, C. S.,

The Bastille spy / C.S. Quinn. - London : Corvus, 2019. - 418 pages ; 24 cm - A revolution spy series . - A revolution spy series .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-418).

"Paris, 1789. English spy Attica Morgan's success freeing kidnapped Britons has earned her acclaim with an underground network. But it has also led to attention of dangerously powerful men. So when she's given a new assignment in Paris, a city with revolution in the air, her instinct is to run. Because in Paris, nothing is what it seems. Skirmishes in the city are rife and English visitors are viewed with suspicion. Attica is charged with investigating the murder of a rebel in the morgue of the Bastille, that notorious prison of no return. A murder her backers are convinced is part of a much more treacherous plot. With France is on the cusp of a bloody revolution, Attica soon realizes her mission is a great deal deadlier than she bargained for. A mythic treasure has vanished, a strange man named Robespierre wants her dead, and on the city streets, all hell is about to break loose ..."--Publisher description.

ISBN: 1786498421 9781786498427 9781786498458 1786498456

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB9A2286 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 019428744 Uk

Subjects--Meeting Names:
Revolution (France : 1789-1799)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women spies--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--France--Paris--Fiction.
Conspiracies--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Paris (France)--Fiction.
France--Revolution, 1789-1799 --History --Revolution, 1789-1799--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Spy fiction.
Historical fiction.