Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries · #22
Where Are the Wise
London, November 1817. Juliet MacKenzie was the anonymous talent behind a popular series of satires famous for poking fun at high-profile figures in both society and government. So when she’s found murdered in a notorious Covent Garden brothel, Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, inevitably suspects the killer is someone angered by her unflattering portraits—with those close to the Prince Regent high on the list of possibilities.
But as one strange murder follows another, Sebastian and his wife, Hero, soon realize that Juliet was a woman of many secrets. And the discovery of a long-lost royal ring inscribed with the intwined rose and thistle of the Stuart kings suggests one of those secrets involved an ominous link between the controversial artist and the mysterious fate of the crown jewels of Scotland. Traditionally known as the Honours of Scotland, the jewels were supposedly bricked up inside the treasure room of Edinburgh Castle back in 1707, when the Acts of Union officially joined the kingdoms of Scotland and England into one political state. But it has long been whispered that the English actually brought the Honours back to London and have hidden them away in the Tower. If the truth of this ancient betrayal were to become known, it could easily shatter the increasingly problematic union of Scotland and England.
Sebastian suspects that Lord Jarvis, who is Hero’s father as well as the real power behind the Prince Regent’s fragile government, knows exactly what happened to both Juliet and the Honours. But when Hero becomes the killer’s next target, Sebastian begins to realize that the murderer may actually be closer to home than he ever imagined…
The series
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.
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Sebastian St. Cyr, the Earl of Hendon, is no ordinary detective. Haunted by his own dark past and the complexities of his own lineage, he becomes an unlikely investigator, driven by both personal demons and an unyielding desire for justice. Each case he tackles forces him to confront not only the brutal realities of Regency society but also the ghosts of his own history. His investigations span everything from high-profile murders to the quiet, forgotten crimes of the poor, unveiling the contradictions of an age marked by both grandeur and decay.
What sets this series apart is its richly woven atmosphere—Harris doesn’t just craft mysteries; she brings an entire world to life. Regency London pulses with authenticity, from the narrow, fog-filled streets to the grand, candlelit ballrooms. The tension between public respectability and private vice runs throughout, as St. Cyr navigates not only dangerous criminals but the webs of secrets that tie the social elite together. It’s a world where the boundaries between right and wrong blur, and the most intriguing mysteries lie in the human hearts beneath the masks.
With each book, the stakes grow higher, the characters more complex, and the web of intrigue more tightly spun. The Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries is more than a series of compelling whodunnits—it’s a study in character, morality, and the unspoken truths that shape the past. A series where the past and present collide, each novel offers a captivating journey into a world where every mystery is more than it seems.
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