Curtsies & Conspiracies

Summary

Does one need four fully grown foxgloves for decorating adinner table for six guests? Or is it six foxgloves to kill four fully grownguests?

Sophronia’s first year at Mademoiselle Geraldine’s FinishingAcademy for Young Ladies of Quality has certainly been rousing. For one thing,finishing school is training her to be a spy. Furthermore, Sophronia got mixedup in an intrigue over a stolen device and had a cheese pie thrown at her in amost horrid display of poor manners.

Now, as she sneaks around the dirigible school,eavesdropping on the teachers’ quarters and making clandestine climbs to theship’s boiler room, she learns that there may be more to a school trip toLondon than is at first apparent. A conspiracy is afoot—one with direimplications for both supernaturals and humans. Sophronia must rely on hertraining to discover who is behind the dangerous plot and survive the LondonSeason with a full dance card.

In this sequel to bestselling author Gail Carriger’s YAdebut Etiquette & Espionage, class is back in session with morepetticoats and poison, tea trays and treason. Gail’s distinctive voice,signature humor, and lush steampunk setting are sure to be the height offashion this season.