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The Reign of Terror has ended, and Napoléon Bonaparte has seized power, but shifting political loyalties still tear apart families and lovers. On Christmas Eve 1800, a bomb explodes along Bonaparte's route, narrowly missing him but striking dozens of bystanders. Chief Inspector Roch Miquel, a... read more

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  • “From triumph to downfall there is but one step. I have noted that, in the most momentous occasions, mere nothings have always decided the outcome of the greatest events.”
    Napolean Bonaparte, 1797

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It had been one of the shortest days of the Year Nine of the Republic, the 3rd of the month of Nivose in the Revolutionary calendar.

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Chapters 1-65
Historical Note
Acknowledgments

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  1. Catherine Delors (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Dutton
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-525-95174-2
Page Count: 335

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