What Angels Fear: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery (Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery #1)

By: C. S. Harris

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Synopsis: THE FIRST SEBASTIAN ST. CYR MYSTERY!&“The combined elements of historical fiction, romance, and mystery in this fog-enshrouded London puzzler will appeal to fans of Anne Perry.&”—BooklistIt&’s 1811, and the threat of revolution haunts the upper classes of King George III&’s England. Then the body of a beautiful young woman is found savagely murdered on the altar steps of an ancient church near Westminster Abbey. A dueling pistol discovered at the scene and the damning testimony of a witness both point to one man: Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, a brilliant young nobleman shattered by his experiences in the Napoleonic Wars. Now a fugitive running for his life, Sebastian calls upon his skill as an officer during the war to catch the killer and prove his own innocence. In the process, he accumulates a band of unlikely allies, including the enigmatic beauty Kat Boleyn, who broke Sebastian&’s heart years ago. In Sebastian&’s world of intrigue and espionage, nothing is as it seems, yet the truth may hold the key to the future of the British monarchy, as well as to Sebastian&’s own salvation....