Le Chevalier D'Eon

Paris, 1742. A coffin floats in the shimmering Seine. On the lid, a word written in blood: Psalms. Inside, the body of a beautiful woman: Lia de Beaumont. Now her brother, D'Eon, seeks the reason for her mysterious murder, and uncovers an evil that shadows both the palaces of kings and the dark alleys of Europe.

Searching for clues to her murder, D'Eon discovers his sister's life in the King's court was more than jeweled gowns and priceless perfumes. It involved dark sorcerers, manipulative royals, and a violet-eyed vixen whose dangerous power turns innocent mongrels into slobbering, rabid monsters. D'Eon and his comrades slip from Versailles to Russia, seeking an emperor who appears to control magic-wielding followers.

Searching for clues to her murder, D'Eon discovers his sister's life in the King's court was more than jeweled gowns and priceless perfumes. It involved dark sorcerers, manipulative royals, and a violet-eyed vixen whose dangerous power turns innocent mongrels into slobbering, rabid monsters. D'Eon and his comrades slip from Versailles to Russia, seeking an emperor who appears to control magic-wielding followers. This edition includes a custom series artbox.

The politics of dancing have never been more deadly. After meeting with the Russian royalty, D'Eon and his comrades find themselves in the Empress' favor. Yet she has partners who want to cut in, cut them out, and cut her throat. As the tempo of this political waltz speeds up, darker and more dangerous missteps are made. D'Eon will at last come face-to-face with the traitor to his cause and, quite possibly, the one responsible for his sister Lia's demise.

France, Russia, now England. No land is safe from the temptation to possess the Royal Psalms. Now that D'Eon and his comrades know who has the Royal Psalms, they track the traitor to England. But the thief has friends in powerful places, both in the palace and in the stained glass windows of a church, where an order of dark mystics holds terrifying rituals.

Rumors of war whisper across the continent and the machinations of two monarchies increase their sway over spies, swordsmen and spirits. For d'Eon, it means that one very close to him will betray him. For his sister Lia, it means her spirit will strike with an even greater vengeance. And as a dark cadre of evil priests pray for even greater continental power, one of the Four Musketeers will fall victim to the most grisly curse of all.

After subterfuge and sin, the blood-stained Royal Psalms are returned to France and d'Eon's mission seems complete. Or is it? For traitors still reveal backstabbing loyalties, royals show their true, shocking identities, and horrible secrets are finally confessed. At last, we discover who really killed d'Eon's sister Lia - and more shockingly, why.

Paris, 1742. A coffin floats in the shimmering Seine. On the lid, a word written in blood: "Psalms." Inside, the body of a beautiful woman: Lia de Beaumont. Now her brother, D'Eon, seeks the reason for her mysterious murder and uncovers an evil that casts shadows in both the palaces of kings and the dark alleys of Europe. A power wielded by spell-casting poets and manipulated by royalty. A force so powerful it brings Lia's soul back from beyond to seize the only weapon she can possess to avenge her death - her own brother.

In a Paris haunted by the specter of revolution, only the Chevalier d'Eon stands ready to safeguard the peace. The threat: a strange cult armed with deadly black magic. D'Eon must face another killer cult member, but this time, the enemy is not alone. He commands an army of demonic rats - the most terrifying foe the Chevalier has ever faced!

The murderous poets are now after Lord Douglas for helping Lia. Their weapon: the psychotic Candide and his terrifying daemon Juggernaut. Then an unexpected savior comes to Douglas's aid: Emma, one of the wicked twin sisters, who has undergone a strange and magical transformation!