When the Wolves Are Silent
London, 1816: When a notorious young aristocrat is burned alive on a windswept hill popular with neo-Druids, former cavalry officer Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, finds himself plunged into a murder investigation haunted by tales of ancient human sacrifices and long-buried secrets.
The victim, Marcus Toole, was the only son and heir of a prominent nobleman. His closest friend—Sebastian’s own nephew, Bayard—claims to have passed out drunk before the attack and remembers nothing. But when Sebastian and his brilliant wife, Hero, delve deeper into the sordid activities of Bayard and his friends, they come to fear that Bayard may not be as innocent as he pretends. Following a tangled trail that leads from a disaffected former soldier-turned-highwayman to a beautiful, courageous journalist and a Jamaican-born fencing master with ties to a radical political movement, Sebastian begins to suspect that Bayard and his friends are being targeting in revenge, by victims who have come to believe they have no other recourse.
Then another of Bayard’s friends is killed, his murder again staged to echo the ritual sacrifices of the ancient Celts. With the palace frightened by the fear of riots and one horrifying death following another, Sebastian must race to stop a ruthless plot that threatens the lives of innocents and could rip his troubled nation apart.
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C. S. Harris
C.S. Harris, the pen name of Candice Proctor, has made a name for herself by blending history with mystery in ways that captivate both history buffs and crime fiction lovers. Known best for her Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery series, Harris’s books are far more than just whodunits set in Regency England. They are immersive explorations of a world filled with secrets, scandals, and the untold stories of its most intriguing characters.
Born into a military family, Harris’s childhood was steeped in travel and history. Her father’s Air Force career took the family to diverse locations, fueling her curiosity about the past and sparking a lifelong fascination with historical sites, particularly castles and cathedrals across Europe. With a deep academic foundation—earning degrees in Classics and history—Harris not only became a skilled storyteller but also an expert in the very histories she writes about. Her doctoral studies, combined with hands-on archaeological work in places like a Roman cemetery in England and a Cherokee village in Tennessee, gave her a unique understanding of historical contexts that richly inform her novels.
Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries
Step into the shadowy world of Regency England, where intrigue and danger lurk behind every gilded door and beneath the polished surfaces of high society. The Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries invites readers into the life of a brooding nobleman-turned-sleuth whose investigations reveal not just the criminal underworld of London but the hidden, often tragic stories of its people.
Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries consists of twenty-one books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
