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Cargando... Who Speaks for the Damned (Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery) (edición 2020)por C. S. Harris (Autor)
Información de la obraWho Speaks for the Damned por C. S. Harris
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Took a while for me to get into the story, could be me of course. But anyway, after a couple of attempts of getting into the story and putting it away did I finally sit down, and after a while did the story get better, and after a while did I get caught up in the story. This is a very good series and I love reading about Devlin and his wife Hero. Can't wait to get my hands on the next book. ( ) I liked that this story echoes back to Sebastian's own story in book one. We have another young nobleman who falls victim to conspiring men who are more interested in their own reputations and power than in the outcome for one unlucky man. Where Sebastian managed to prove his innocence, Hayes isn't so lucky. As Sebastian tries to figure out why Hayes came back to England and discovers the unsavory players in the original conspiracy the motives for Hayes death seem varied if not elusive. Another wonderful installment in this historical mystery series. Not as great as the previous one, IMO, but don't get me wrong. Harris continues to bring to life a gritty, atmospheric Regency England where London streets are filled with people just trying to eke out an existence any way they can while the upper crust go about attending flamboyant banquets and parties held in honour of visiting royalty. Against this backdrop of "haves" and "have nots", this story takes the reader down a labyrinthine path of ruinous manipulation, greed, hypocrisy, control and long-held secrets. There are a number of subplots to this story - including an interesting East India Company angle! - along with a handful of powerful, uncooperative suspects that are determined to stonewall Sebastian at every turn. Now, I like Sebastian as a character, but lets be honest: he is no Edmond Dantès (from [The Count of Monte Cristo]). This story, with its abundance of moral depravity to wade through, really calls for full on Dantès-style tactics. Even so, Sebastian, with his moral compass intact, still manages to rattle his suspects, get attacked (more than once) AND infuriate Hero's father, Lord Jarvis (which is always a bonus, IMO). Overall, another good Regency England mystery to escape into. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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"Sebastian St. Cyr investigates the mysterious life and death of a nobleman accused of murder in this enthralling new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Why Kill the Innocent.... It's June 1814, and the royal families of Austria, Russia, and the German states have gathered in London at the Prince Regent's invitation to celebrate the defeat of Napoléon and the restoration of monarchical control throughout Europe. But the festive atmosphere is marred one warm summer evening by the brutal murder of a disgraced British nobleman long thought dead. Eighteen years before, Nicholas Hayes, the third son of the late Earl of Seaford, was accused of killing a beautiful young French émigré and transported to Botany Bay for life. Even before his conviction, Hayes had been disowned by his father. Few in London were surprised when they heard the ne'er-do-well had died in New South Wales in 1799. But those reports were obviously wrong. Recently Hayes returned to London with a mysterious young boy in tow--a child who vanishes shortly after Nicholas's body is discovered. Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is drawn into the investigation by his valet, Jules Calhoun. With Calhoun's help, Sebastian begins to piece together the shattered life of the late Earl's ill-fated youngest son. Why did Nicholas risk his life and freedom by returning to England? And why did he bring the now-missing young boy with him? Several nervous Londoners had reason to fear that Nicholas Hayes had returned to kill them. One of them might have decided to kill him first"-- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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