Master Conjuror Cornelius Quaint returns in a thrilling and irresistible new adventure.Directly on the heels of his Egyptian adventures in The Eleventh Plague, Cornelius Quaint finds himself drawn into another gripping and treacherous plot. This time, Quaint must intercept Cho-Zen Li's scheme to assassinate the Queen and unleash a devastating plague on Victorian England. Before long he is enlisted by the Queen herself to hunt Li down and put an end to his cruel reign over the Yahn Province of China. But even the brilliant conjuror does not realise the extent of the danger in his path. A storm is heading in Quaint's direction, and neither he nor his companions from the travelling circus can do to anything to prevent itIn The Lazarus Curse, Quaint sets his sights on Q'in Mountain and his most perilous adventure yet.

The fourth book in the Cornelius Quaint Chronicles. In this thrilling conclusion to the Cornelius Quaint Chronicles our hero travels to Rome and to the very heart of the Hades Consortium. There he meets an old enemy, joins forces with a monstrous villain and is helped by his closest comrades as he finally faces the masterminds behind the most evil organisation on the planet. He will also finally discover the truth behind the death of his parents, a discovery which will change everything. Forever. The may fans of Cornelius Quaint will not be disappointed by this earth shattering adventure, destined to be his lastâ?¦ â?¦or is it?