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In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to seventeen-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after shea�TMs forced to flee Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent, Celine is quickly embroiled in the citya�TMs glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, and the groupa�TMs enigmatic leader, SA©bastien. When the body of one of the girls from the convent is found in SA©bastiena�TMs own lair a�" the second dead girl to turn up in recent weeks a�" Celine battles her attraction to SA©bastien and suspicions about his guilt along with the shame of her own horrible secret. After a third murder, New Orleans becomes gripped by the terror of a serial killer a�" one who has now set Celine in his sights.
Age Range: 12 and up | Grade Level: 7 and up | Lexile Measure: 840L