April 26, 2021
Who Speaks for the Damned by C. S. Harris
June 1814 - Napoleon has finally been defeated, and the Prince Regent invites the royal families from Austria, Russia, and the German/Prussian states to a celebration in London. But the festivities are marred by the discovery of a corpse in a popular tea garden. Unbelievably, the body is that of a nobleman believed to have been dead for many years. Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin is drawn into the investigation by his valet Jules who was acquainted with the dead man. Why did the nobleman return to England after all these years? Who is the child who accompanied him, and where is the child now?
C. S. Harris presents a multi-layered story that incorporates history, politics, and real people with fictional characters and events. This is the 15th book in the Sebastian St. Cyr series, and although I have enjoyed all of the books, this one is one of the best in the series. Really good mystery.
The Prince Regent
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