The fascinating Phèdre nó Delaunay fights to save her queen and country in a battle whose greatest weapon proves to be Phèdre herself. Phèdre, now Comtesse de Montrève, is once again plying her skills as an anguissette - a courtesan for whom pain becomes pleasure - and her talents as a spy. She uncovers a conspiracy of treason and murder and begins an adventure that takes her once more to distant lands in the company of an intriguing cast of characters - and a new confrontation with her old enemy, Melisande Shahrizai.