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The gruesome murder of a young French physician draws aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his pregnant wife, Hero, into a dangerous, decades-old mystery as a wrenching piece of Sebastian’s past puts him to the ultimate test.
Regency England, January 1813: When a badly injured Frenchwoman is found beside the mutilated body of Dr. Damion Pelletan in one of London’s worst slums, Sebastian finds himself caught in a high-stakes tangle of murder and revenge. Although the woman, Alexi Sauvage, has no memory of the attack, Sebastian knows her all too well from an incident in his pastan act of wartime brutality and betrayal that nearly destroyed him.
As the search for the killer leads Sebastian into a treacherous web of duplicity, he discovers that Pelletan was part of a secret delegation sent by Napoleon to investigate the possibility of peace with Britain. Despite his powerful father-in-law’s warnings, Sebastian plunges deep into the mystery of the Lost Dauphin,” the boy prince who disappeared in the darkest days of the French Revolution, and soon finds himself at lethal odds with the Dauphin’s sisterthe imperious, ruthless daughter of Marie Antoinettewho is determined to retake the French crown at any cost.
With the murderer striking ever closer, Sebastian must battle new fears about Hero’s health and that of their soon-to-be born child. When he realizes the key to their survival may lie in the hands of an old enemy, he must finally face the truth about his own guilt in a past he has found too terrible to consider....
Regency England, January 1813: When a badly injured Frenchwoman is found beside the mutilated body of Dr. Damion Pelletan in one of London’s worst slums, Sebastian finds himself caught in a high-stakes tangle of murder and revenge. Although the woman, Alexi Sauvage, has no memory of the attack, Sebastian knows her all too well from an incident in his pastan act of wartime brutality and betrayal that nearly destroyed him.
As the search for the killer leads Sebastian into a treacherous web of duplicity, he discovers that Pelletan was part of a secret delegation sent by Napoleon to investigate the possibility of peace with Britain. Despite his powerful father-in-law’s warnings, Sebastian plunges deep into the mystery of the Lost Dauphin,” the boy prince who disappeared in the darkest days of the French Revolution, and soon finds himself at lethal odds with the Dauphin’s sisterthe imperious, ruthless daughter of Marie Antoinettewho is determined to retake the French crown at any cost.
With the murderer striking ever closer, Sebastian must battle new fears about Hero’s health and that of their soon-to-be born child. When he realizes the key to their survival may lie in the hands of an old enemy, he must finally face the truth about his own guilt in a past he has found too terrible to consider....
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- Title Why Kings Confess
- Author C. S. Harris
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 340
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Berkley Books, U.S.A.
- Date 2014-03-04
- ISBN 9780451417558 / 0451417550
- Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.27 x 6.25 x 1.2 in (23.55 x 15.88 x 3.05 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Private investigators - England - London
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013033807
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.54
Media reviews
Praise for the Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries
“Best historical thriller writer in the business!...The entire series is simply elegant.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Gardner
“Page-turning adventure, international intrigue, and unlikely romance.”—The New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Excellent…The combination of complex back story, intricate plotting, surprising developments, and poignant evocations of the lives of the under-privileged makes this one of the best entries in Harris’s superior historical series.”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“Like Georgette Heyer, Harris delves deep into the mores of Regency England, but hers is a darker, more dangerous place.”—Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“A ripping read. Sebastian St. Cyr’s world of Georgian intrigue captivated me to the final page.”—Will Thomas, Author of To Kingdom Come
“Thoroughly enjoyable...kept me enthralled.”—Deanna Raybourn, Author of The Dead Travel Fast
“Harris does an excellent job of interweaving the mystery in this book with the larger story arc of the series.”—St. Petersburg Times
“An intriguing mix of bloody murder, incest, and brutality…fascinating.”—The Washington Times
“Harris combines all of the qualities of a solid Regency in the tradition of Georgette Heyer …Anyone who likes Amanda Quick and/or is reading the reissued Heyer novels will love this series.”—Library Journal (Starred Review)
“Harris is a master of the genre.”—The Historical Novels Review
“Best historical thriller writer in the business!...The entire series is simply elegant.”—New York Times Bestselling Author Lisa Gardner
“Page-turning adventure, international intrigue, and unlikely romance.”—The New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Excellent…The combination of complex back story, intricate plotting, surprising developments, and poignant evocations of the lives of the under-privileged makes this one of the best entries in Harris’s superior historical series.”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“Like Georgette Heyer, Harris delves deep into the mores of Regency England, but hers is a darker, more dangerous place.”—Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
“A ripping read. Sebastian St. Cyr’s world of Georgian intrigue captivated me to the final page.”—Will Thomas, Author of To Kingdom Come
“Thoroughly enjoyable...kept me enthralled.”—Deanna Raybourn, Author of The Dead Travel Fast
“Harris does an excellent job of interweaving the mystery in this book with the larger story arc of the series.”—St. Petersburg Times
“An intriguing mix of bloody murder, incest, and brutality…fascinating.”—The Washington Times
“Harris combines all of the qualities of a solid Regency in the tradition of Georgette Heyer …Anyone who likes Amanda Quick and/or is reading the reissued Heyer novels will love this series.”—Library Journal (Starred Review)
“Harris is a master of the genre.”—The Historical Novels Review
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