Where the Dead Lie - Spotlight

WHERE THE DEAD LIE: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery by C.S. Harris.

 

The Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery series by expert historian, C.S. Harris, has attracted readers since its first installment, What Angels Fear, with ardent fans devouring each book and waiting in anticipation for the next in the series to be released. When you combine Regency England with a sexy, war-tortured aristocrat who has a plethora of family secrets and a desire to catch vicious killers, it’s no wonder readers are hooked.

 

Fans are devoted to Sebastian, who calls upon his experience as an agent during the Napoleonic Wars to embark on desperate quests to catch brutal killers and serve his own fierce sense of justice. Along the way and amongst these quests, an abundance of Sebastian’s family secrets are revealed, and more have yet to be uncovered. As if the murders and familial mysteries Sebastian investigates are not enough to enthrall readers, Sebastian has complicated matters further by marrying Hero Jarvis, the strong willed and independent daughter of his mortal enemy.

 

Avid fans and new readers alike will be captivated by WHERE THE DEAD LIE: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery (Berkley Hardcover; April 4, 2017; $26.00), the twelfth installment in the highly acclaimed series. This time Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin is tasked with cracking one of London’s most horrific cases after a young homeless boy is found gruesomely murdered. Fifteen-year-old Benji Thatcher was abducted, tortured, and murdered—and his younger sister is still missing. Soon Sebastian uncovers a disturbing pattern of missing children that leads him to yet another sickening discovery: someone from society's upper echelon is preying upon the city's most vulnerable. Though few with power are willing to stand up for what’s right, Sebastian will not rest until this monster is brought to justice.