Regency England, January 1813: The mutilated body of a young French doctor found in an alley beside a mysterious, badly injured woman entangles Sebastian in the deadly riddle of the “Lost Dauphin,” the boy prince who disappeared during the darkest days of the French Revolution. In one of the poorest areas in London, two bodies are discovered – a woman, near death and a man, dead with his heart viciously removed. Paul Gibson, a surgeon/anatomist, has stumbled across this gruesome scene as he was heading home. […]
Diamonds Can be Deadly
The death of a notorious London diamond merchant draws aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his new wife Hero into a sordid world of greed, desperation, and the occult, when the husband of Sebastian’s former lover Kat Boleyn is accused of the murder. Book eight in the Sebastian St. Cyr mystery series begins with the death of a despicable old diamond merchant, a man who had dealings with many people including the Prince Regent and Napoleon. The man accused of his death is Russell Yates, once a […]
The Maiden in the Moat
Book 7 of the Sebastian St Cyr mystery series begins with our hero and his new bride, Hero, contemplating a honeymoon trip out to the country estate. Only married a few days, they are trying to become accustomed to the new arrangement – their nights are surprisingly passionate, but the days are strained and awkward. Sebastian, Viscount Devlin, feels that some time away from London might be helpful to ease the situation. However, they learn that a friend of Hero’s has been found dead, and […]
Body Snatching Can be a Problem
London: July 1812. How do you set about solving a murder no one can reveal has been committed? This book begins with the delivery of a dead body to Paul Gibson, retired army surgeon/anatomist . He’s especially anxious about this body, as the young man in question supposedly died in his sleep due to heart failure and Paul is eager to dissect the body to learn more about such a condition. However, upon close examination he discovers that the man didn’t die of natural causes, […]
Family Secrets Exposed
I’m thankful that I’ve come to this series late, so that I don’t have to wait in between books! This is book 5 in the series, and like the others, it begins with a murder – this time it’s the Bishop of London found bludgeoned to death in a recently opened crypt. And he’s not the only body there, remains are found of another man dating back to the 1700’s. Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is called upon once again to look into the mystery. […]
A Serpentine Mystery
The fourth book in the series jumps into action fairly quickly, with the deaths of eight young women at Magdalene House, a Quaker refuge for prostitutes wishing to reform. A subsequent fire burns the place to the ground in order to disguise the murders, but it’s clear to Hero Jarvis that things aren’t what they seem. Hero is a young woman who has made brief appearances in the previous books – she is the daughter of Lord Jarvis, a man who has been a fierce […]