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A relic recovered from the ashes of Notre Dame de Paris…<br/>A relic that could topple Europe…<br/>A relic worth killing for.<br/>Historian Trina Piper arrives in Paris on a research trip, only to find her doddering old mentor in handcuffs, accused of robbing the Louvre. With only a cryptic clue to guide her, she’s suddenly on the hunt for a mysterious scepter.<br/>And she’s not the only one. With a nefarious Russian hot on her heels, she finds herself racing across the Paris of Louis XIV, from the opulent Mazarin Library to the massive, maze-like gardens of Versailles. Against a backdrop of widespread political violence, she’s aided by two eccentric professors… and handsome Interpol agent Ulrik Stander.<br/>When a horrific terrorist attack threatens to fracture Europe, Trina realizes the scepter carries a dark secret—a secret Louis XIV himself once used to become Europe’s most powerful King. Now, a shadowy syndicate wants the scepter of the Sun King for themselves, and will stop at nothing to usher in a new European order… one in which the levers of power are sold to the highest bidder.<br/>They’ll kill anyone who gets in their way.<br/>And Trina is right in their crosshairs.<br/>From Cambridge to Paris… from Cyprus to Strasbourg…<br/>Trina Piper is back for another thrilling adventure!