Who Slays the Wicked (Sebastian St. Cyr #14)
Author: C.S. Harris
Genre: Historical Fiction/Mystery/Thriller
Release Date: April 2, 2019
Publisher: Berkley Books
Description:
The death of a
fiendish nobleman strikes close to home as Sebastian St. Cyr is tasked
with finding the killer to save his young cousin from persecution in
this riveting new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Why Kill the Innocent....
When
the handsome but dissolute young gentleman Lord Ashworth is found
brutally murdered, Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is called in by
Bow Street magistrate Sir Henry Lovejoy to help catch the killer. Just
seven months before, Sebastian had suspected Ashworth of aiding one of
his longtime friends and companions in the kidnapping and murder of a
string of vulnerable street children. But Sebastian was never able to
prove Ashworth's complicity. Nor was he able to prevent his troubled,
headstrong young niece Stephanie from entering into a disastrous
marriage with the dangerous nobleman.
Stephanie has survived the
difficult birth of twin sons. But Sebastian soon discovers that her
marriage has quickly degenerated into a sham. Ashworth abandoned his
pregnant bride at his father's Park Street mansion and has continued
living an essentially bachelor existence. And mounting evidence--ranging
from a small bloody handprint to a woman's silk stocking--suggests that
Ashworth's killer was a woman. Sebastian is tasked with unraveling the
shocking nest of secrets surrounding Ashworth's life to keep Stephanie
from being punished for his death.
Candice Proctor, aka C.S. Harris and C.S. Graham,
is the bestselling, award-winning author of more than a dozen novels
including the Sebastian St. Cyr Regency mystery series written under the
name C.S. Harris, the new C.S. Graham thriller series co-written with
Steven Harris, and seven historical romances. She is also the author of a
nonfiction historical study of the French Revolution. Her books are
available worldwide and have been translated into over twenty different
languages.
Candice graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude
with a degree in Classics before going on to earn an MA and Ph.D. in
history. A former academic, she has taught at the University of Idaho
and Midwestern State University in Texas. She also worked as an
archaeologist on a variety of sites including a Hudson's Bay Company
Fort in San Juan Island, a Cherokee village in Tennessee, a prehistoric
kill site in Victoria, Australia, and a Roman cemetery and medieval
manor house in Winchester, England. Most recently, she spent many years
as a partner in an international business consulting firm.
The
daughter of a career Air Force officer and university professor, Proctor
loves to travel and has spent much of her life abroad. She has lived in
Spain, Greece, England, France, Jordan, and Australia. She now makes
her home in New Orleans, Louisiana, with her husband, retired Army
officer Steve Harris, her two daughters, and an ever-expanding number of
cats.
Author Links:
http://www.csharris.net/
https://www.facebook.com/CSHarrisAuthor
http://csharris.blogspot.com/
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