August 10, 2019
When Maidens Mourn by C.
S. Harris
London, 1812: Sebastian St. Cyr, Lord Devlin, has been
married for four days to Hero, daughter of his enemy Lord Jarvis. Their plans to escape the heat of August in
London are stalled when they receive news that one of Hero’s close friends has
been found murdered. To make matters
worse, the dead woman’s two young cousins who were staying with her are
missing. Sir Henry Lovejoy once again
enlists Lord Devlin to assist in the investigation, since Sebastian can gain
access to high society whose doors would be shut in Lovejoy’s face.
The Sebastian St. Cyr
mystery series is great fun and provides an in-depth look into life among the
upper classes in Regency England. The
stories are a good blend of historical fact and fiction, well-researched with fast-paced plots and plenty of adventure. With each entry in the series, we get a
little more information about Sebastian’s mysterious parentage and Hero’s
relationship with her powerful father. (I used to think the chicks in Regency novels spent a lot of time changing their clothes, but then on laundry day when I'm faced with a mountain of laundry, I wonder if I'm more like them than I think.)
I highly recommend this
series to anyone who enjoys a well-written historical mystery.
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