Mam'zelle Guillotine

In the dark heart of Revolutionary France, terror has found a new mistress — a beautiful and ruthless executioner known as Mam'zelle Guillotine. With Paris drenched in fear and the guillotine claiming victims daily, her name alone inspires dread. But into this chaos steps Sir Percy Blakeney, the enigmatic Scarlet Pimpernel, whose audacious missions and disguises have already humiliated the revolutionaries countless times. Now, facing one of his deadliest adversaries yet, Percy must navigate a deadly game of deception, romance, and survival. Will his daring wit and unshakable courage be enough to outmaneuver a woman as cunning as she is cruel? Filled with espionage, passion, and breathtaking suspense, Mam'zelle Guillotine is a thrilling climax to Baroness Orczy's legendary saga of the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Baroness Emmuska Orczy (1865–1947) was a Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright, and artist, best remembered as the creator of the legendary hero The Scarlet Pimpernel. Born in Tarnaörs, Hungary, she moved to London in her youth and established herself in literary circles with her flair for romantic adventure and historical drama. Orczy's groundbreaking novel The Scarlet Pimpernel (1905) introduced readers to Sir Percy Blakeney, the daring English aristocrat who, in disguise, rescued French nobles from the guillotine during the Revolution—an archetype that inspired countless masked and double-identity heroes in popular culture, from Zorro to Batman. Beyond the Pimpernel series, she penned detective stories such as The Old Man in the Corner, historical romances, and even works on Hungarian life and folklore. Her works combined suspense, wit, and a deep love for heroism, earning her international acclaim. Orczy continued writing until her final years, leaving behind a legacy as one of the pioneers of modern adventure and mystery fiction