Plans to break into the Jardin des Plantes advance rapidly. Love story set in Paris in 1815 in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. Read by Dan Stevens. Show more

Chance encounters and a card game lead Daniel to make breathtaking new discoveries. Read by Dan Stevens. Show more

Daniel arranges a meeting with Henri Jagot and plays his trump card. Love story set in Paris in 1815 in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. Read by Dan Stevens. Show more

August 1815. Heading to Paris for a new vocation, brilliant and ambitious young botanist Daniel Connor is captivated by a mysterious woman. Read by Dan Stevens. Show more

Lucienne reveals her past in Paris's revolutionary underworld, while Daniel's career prospects brighten. Read by Dan Stevens. Show more

The beautiful thief Lucienne Bernard makes Daniel a promise, while police chief Henri Jagot shows renewed and unsettling interest in Daniel's affairs. Read by Dan Stevens. Show more

Daniel reports the theft of irreplaceable fossils and a precious manuscript to Henri Jagot, the notorious chief of Paris's security police. Read by Dan Stevens. Show more

Lucienne's audacious plan is carried out, and Paris's subterranean quarries provide the backdrop for a vanishing act. Read by Dan Stevens. Show more

Daniel is unsettled by an encounter with Henri Jagot, the infamous chief of the security police, and Lucienne reveals a secret from her past. Read by Dan Stevens.

Lucienne receives one last and unwelcome commission. Love story set in Paris in 1815 in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. Read by Dan Stevens. Show more