The Conjurer's Riddle (The Inventor's Secret)

The Conjurer's Riddle (The Inventor's Secret) by Cremer, Andrea. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780147508621.

Sequel to The Inventors Secret, this alternate history adventure series asks the question: What would have happened if America had lost the Revolutionary War? Charlotte and her companions escape the British Empire, but they havent left danger behind. In fact, if they go against the revolutionaries, they face even greater peril. Charlotte leads her group of exiles west, plunging into a wild world of shady merchants and surly rivermen on the way to New Orleans. But as Charlotte learns more about the revolution she has championed, she wonders if shes on the right side after all. Charlotte and her friends get to know the mystical New Orleans bayou and deep into the shadowy tunnels below the city–the den of criminals, assassins and pirates–Charlotte must decide if the revolutions goals justify their means, or if some things, like the lives of her friends, are too sacred to sacrifice.