Backdrop to Italian Masquerade

Italian Masquerade is the final story in the Caffrey Conversation cycle for 2005. It begins in mid-December and finishes on New Year's Eve. It is also the conclusion of the Clueless con. In the prequel, Cloister of Secrets, Neal and Sara revealed to Peter, El, Travis, and Neal's friends at Columbia University that they've been dating in secret. To make the unveiling a memorable event for Henry, Neal has drawn on his teammates and college friends for the final phase—Operation Checkmate.

Library Acquisition: Rue Saint-Martin

Rue Saint-Martin is the fifth story in Tales from the Library, a series based on The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman. Much of the action takes place in a previously unvisited alternate world—Paris in the year 1793. In our world, the Reign of Terror had Paris by the throat in 1793, but that's not necessarily the case in other realities.

The Veterans of Caffrey Conversation

Veterans Day is on November 11, and to celebrate we'd like to shine the spotlight on the veterans in our series. In canon, Clinton Jones, who served in the Navy, was the only team member known to be a vet. In addition, several episodes featured the military. Penna greatly expanded the number of veterans in Caffrey Conversation. Neal's uncle David, Angela's father, was killed during active service with the Air Force in Afghanistan. Neal's godfather is Colonel Trent Lombard, also with the Air Force. Trent was featured in Caffrey Envoy. Neal's grandfather Edmund served in the Army. He met his future wife Irene when she was on tour with the USO. Penna also introduced us to George Knightley, a Navy buddy of Jones who lost the lower part of one leg while on active duty. George first appeared in Caffrey Flashback.