Elusive

<p><b>Revolutionary France is full of blood and bite . . .</b><br><br>1793. Eleanor, once a lowly English maid, is now a member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel: renowned for their daring deeds, and for rescuing aristocrats and vampires from the guillotine. When the notorious French diplomat Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand goes missing, Eleanor and the League leap into action. But they uncover two vampire factions feuding for control over humanity&rsquo;s fate. Talleyrand&rsquo;s disappearance is part of a larger, more dangerous scheme &ndash; one that threatens to throw France into bloody chaos . . .<br><br>As the mutiny continues, a once-dead queen stalks the streets of Paris and the Scarlet Pimpernel is nowhere to be found. Eleanor must take control of her own fate. If she doesn&rsquo;t, she may find herself the victim of the very people she came to save.<br><br><b>The thrilling follow-up to <i>Scarlet</i>, Elusive by Genevieve Cogman is a witty, inventive retelling of the Scarlet Pimpernel, perfect for fans of The Invisible Library series, Kim Newman and Gail Carriger.<br><br>'Utterly stunning. The intrigue and adventure keep you turning the page in this exciting tale of revolution, vampires and the guillotine' &ndash; T. L. Huchu, author of <i>Library of the Dead,</i> on <i>Scarlet </i></b></p>