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    Where the Dead Lie
    Where the Dead Lie
    Where the Dead Lie
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    Where the Dead Lie

    Written by C.S. Harris

    Narrated by Davina Porter

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    In the latest mystery from the national bestselling author of When Falcons Fall, the gruesome murder of a young boy takes Sebastian St. Cyr from the gritty streets of London to the glittering pleasure haunts of the aristocracy... London, 1813. Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is no stranger to the dark side of the city, but he's never seen anything like this: the brutalized body of a fifteen- year-old boy dumped into a makeshift grave on the grounds of an abandoned factory. One of London's many homeless children, Benji Thatcher was abducted and tortured before his murder-and his younger sister is still missing. Few in authority care about a street urchin's fate, but Sebastian refuses to let this killer go unpunished. Uncovering a disturbing pattern of missing children, Sebastian is drawn into a shadowy, sadistic world. As he follows a grim trail that leads from the writings of the debauched Marquis de Sade to the city's most notorious brothels, he comes to a horrifying realization: someone from society's upper echelon is preying upon the city's most vulnerable. And though dark, powerful forces are moving against him, Sebastian will risk his reputation and his life to keep more innocents from harm... From the Hardcover edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateApr 4, 2017
    ISBN9781501940699
    Where the Dead Lie
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    C.S. Harris

    C. S. Harris is the national bestselling author of more than two dozen novels, including the Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries. Under the pen name C. S. Graham, she co-authored a thriller series with former intelligence officer Steven Harris and, as Candice Proctor, wrote seven award-winning historical romances. A respected scholar with a PhD in nineteenth-century Europe, she is also the author of a nonfiction historical study of the French Revolution. She lives with her husband in New Orleans.

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    • 3/5
      This one feels like the darkest of the series so far. Content Warning: pedephelia, rape, murder, serial killer, torture I didn't mind the dark subject matter, but there were a couple kinda plot-gap areas, nothing too terrible, but enough to anchor it to 3 stars. I like the characters though and the historical details.
    • 4/5
      1813. Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, has a new case when the tortured body of a boy is discovered in an open grave in the grounds of an abandoned shot factory. But remains of other children are later discovered. Devlin is determined to bring the guilty to justice.
      An entertaining well-written mystery
    • 4/5
      As with previous installments in the series, Harris likes to bring the reader's focus to different societal aspects of the English time period, that usually involves London's underbelly. This time, the focus is on street urchins who find themselves forced to survive on their own when their parents die or are transported for crimes. As you can imagine, the dismissive attitudes of the elite members of society to the plight of these children is heart-wrenching (and a perfect subject for social reformer Hero's next article). Add to this the fact that Sebastian is on the hunt for a sadistic killer (or killers) who engage in despicable acts prior to killing their victims, and this becomes a rather disturbing read. The fact that Sebastian has a number of possible suspects, is great for the mystery as Sebastian allows his judgement to be clouded by his dislike for one of the suspects (who is to wed Sebastian's niece, no less!). Harris includes the now typical suspenseful moments I have come to expect from previous installments. You would think we could have one installment where someone isn't attempting to kill Sebastian - or harm someone in his household - but he does have a habit of brashly ruffling feathers of influential individuals who would rather he didn't stick his nose into their business, so I guess the attempts on his life will continue. The story closes off with further sad news about a reoccurring character that I will not go into here. Overall, Yes, Harris continues to capture my attention with her intricate mysteries set in Regency England. Onward to the next installment!
    • 4/5
      This mystery series takes a dark turn in this installment, with Sebastian St. Cyr investigating a murderer who likes to sadistically torture his child-victims before killing them. Well-paced to keep the reader turning the pages and packed with distinctive characters, this book exemplifies what I love about this series - can't wait to read the next one!
    • 5/5
      Where the Dead Lie
      5 Stars

      After fighting in the Napoleanic Wars and solving several horrific murders, Sebastian St. Cyr should be familiar with the darkest depravity that human beings have to offer. But nothing has prepared him for the discovery that someone amongst the city's wealthy elite is preying on London's most vulnerable denizens, and committing some of the most brutal and sadistic crimes that Sebastian has ever seen.

      Each installment in C.S. Harris's incredible Regency mystery series is better than the last and Where the Dead Lie is no exception. It should be noted, however, that the nature of this case with its child victims is notably darker and more disturbing than in previous books. Nevertheless, the descriptions are not overtly gruesome or graphic in detail.

      Harris's realistic portrayal of the sordid underbelly of Regency London and the callousness with which the upper classes treat the poor and disenfranchised provides a gripping background to the horrific murders and Sebastian's quest to unmask the evil perpetrator, and seek justice for those whom society has forgotten.

      While closure is provided for the main mystery, a couple of issues remain unresolved including what the future will bring for Sebastian's niece as well as the obviously nefarious machinations at work in the Jarvis household. It will be interesting to see how these plot points develop in the next book.

      In terms of Sebastian's personal life, there are updates on his relationships with various family members, especially the Earl of Hendon, and the sweet scenes with Hero and baby Simon provide some much needed counterbalance to the harsh storyline.

      Overall, a fast-paced page turner that is impossible to put down once you start.
    • 4/5
      This was a good atory bit thw atory didn't end - unless you consider a cliff-hanger an end... hopefull this will continue in the next book.The development of the subplots is confusing... how does Hero's mother's death change Jarvis? Will Tom take a greater role? What will happen to the surgeon?
    • 4/5
      Devlin seeks the "gentleman" who raped, tortured and murdered a boy from the streets of London. He plumbs the sordid Darkside of the aristocracy of Regency England with growing horror at the level of depravity that exists. His pursuit of the boy's killer unravels a host of similar killings in the past as numerous bodies are uncovered during his search. He is supported in his work by Hero who seeks to expose, via her writings, the plight of the poor and downtrodden of the current class structure.
    • 2/5
      This was not written as well as the other Sebastian St Cyr books. In this story, Hero and many of the other characters have minor roles as Sebastian races to find the man or men responsible for the terrible torture and murder of young, orphans. The police show little interest in searching for the missing poor and orphaned children. Sebastian narrows his search on two men, but due to their standing in society, Sebastian must have solid evidence. C S Harris rants about the evils of society and despicable treatment of the poor.
    • 4/5
      The plight of children left to fend for themselves on the streets really comes into focus in this book. While the mystery was compelling, the real emotional impact of this story is the realization of just how many vulnerable children there were in the England of this novel - and how many children are still just as vulnerable today. The personal stories of the main protagonists take more of a backseat in this installment, though there is some nice growth in Sebastian's relationship with his father.
    • 4/5
      Note: There are necessarily spoilers for previous books in this series.Background:This is the book twelve in the historical crime fiction series (and the last published so far) set in Regency England in 1813, and featuring Sebastian St. Cyr, the thirty-year-old Viscount Devlin. In the first book, he was suspected of a murder he did not commit, and had to become something of a Sherlock Holmes to find the real murderer to save his own skin.In subsequent books, he was consulted on murders that involved the nobility, because he had an entrée into the upper level of society that would have been denied to the regular police. He agreed because the thought of anybody stealing away someone else’s a life was an abomination to him, especially after the traumatic instances of unjust murder he witnessed in the army, and for which he still felt guilt, even though he could not have prevented any of it. Devlin is aided by the counsel of his friend, the surgeon Paul Gibson, who serves as a Watson to St. Cyr’s Holmes, as well as by Sir Henry Lovejoy, now a "Bow Street Runner" (detective) who has become a friend of Devlin’s. Devlin also has his young horse handler Tom, a former street urchin, to do reconnaissance work for him.You may also wish to consult my post on "An Introduction to the Regency Era."As this book begins, a surreptitious burial was interrupted and the body thus discovered of a 15-year-old boy who had been raped and tortured before finally being strangled to death.Devlin comes to believe that there is a person or persons in London mimicking the barbarity described in The 120 Days of Sodom, or the School of Libertinage, the novel by the French writer and nobleman known as the Marquis de Sade. The book, written in 1785 and smuggled out of France, tells the story of four wealthy men who resolve to experience the ultimate sexual gratification by the sexual abuse and torture of their victims, which gradually mounts in intensity and ends in their slaughter.In London in the early 1800s, unfortunately there was no shortage of potential victims. As the author recounts in her Afterword:“There were tens of thousands of ragged children on the streets of London. . . . they frequently turned to begging, stealing, and prostituting themselves. . . . Sleeping in doorways, under bridges, or beneath the stalls of markets like Covent Garden, they formed the most vulnerable segment of the city’s motley population of poor.”It doesn’t take long for Devlin to come up with the names of some in the aristocracy who might be implicated, but proving it, and stopping them from further abuse, is another matter.There are also complications by the possible complicity of his father-in-law, the powerful Charles, Lord Jarvis, “the real power behind the Hanovers’ wobbly throne.” Jarvis is dedicated to protecting the House of Hanover, even if it means covering up some of the worst elements of the realm.Even worse, one of the possible suspects may be about to become part of Devlin’s own extended family. Evaluation: I love the recurring characters in this series and their evolving interactions. In additions, one always learns a great deal of history from the stories, with a number of crimes thrown in to add tension and interest.
    • 5/5
      I have to admit that while I enjoy this series very much, the last book, When Falcons Fall, was not one of my favorites. I was happy that Where the Dead Lie is very much back to form. All of the characters I like are here: Sebastian, Hero (and Simon), Jarvis, Tom, Kat, and others. Sebastian has a new mystery when the body of a teenage boy is found. The boy has been horribly tortured before his death, but there aren't many clues to follow, mostly because the boy is one of London's poorest. Hero is inspired to write a new series about the poverty among London's children, especially those who had parents transported and are left to survive on their own as best they can. Both Sebastian and Hero are dealing with personal issues involving his niece and her mother.Ms. Harris does her research and it shows here. I could envision the smoke and despair in Clerkenwell, the opulence of society and the brothel at Number Three Pickering Place, and the dank ruin of the shot factory from the descriptions in her writing. A bit of editorializing here: some reviewers were upset because Sebastian and Hero didn't do more to help the poor of London. This was one of the times in England's history when the gap between rich and poor was tremendous due to enclosures, the men lost to the Napoleonic wars, and the beginnings of industrialization where the poor worked long days for a pittance. The wealthy mostly did not care about the poor, one of the reasons that the laws Parliament passed were so hard on the weaker citizens who often turned to crime to survive. Shining a light as Hero does and avenging their deaths as Sebastian does was much more than most of the rich did in those times where poverty was so widespread. /done with editorial/As this is a continuing series, I didn't mind that the mystery wasn't completely solved and will be continued in the next book. C.S. Harris is an author that I pre-order as soon as I can and wait anxiously for the next book. My one quibble is that I hoped to learn more about Sebastian's father, but hopefully that will be addressed further on in the series.
    • 3/5
      A page-turner as always, but this one cut-out halfway through the story. Was the publisher pushing for two books instead of one, or a book this year instead of next year?The other part of the murders lies open without justice. The upcoming evil stepmother story you CAN see coming a mile away but should have been fleshed out a bit more. There was so little "connection" between Hero and Sebastian in this one, which disappoints this reader further. Where's the Hero we came to admire?*Spoiler***You could see Tom's abduction coming from the very start of the book, that was too easy. And why such an open-ended novel? I utterly hate that which is why I stopped reading sci-fi fantasy now that they break everything into trilogies.
    • 5/5
      4.5 Sometimes after reading several novels set in contemporary times it takes a while to get in the mindset and mood that a return to the early 1800's requires. Need not have worried, due to this author's remarkable talent, within a few pages I felt right at home. Waiting for me. right where I left them was Sebastian, Hero, the reprehensible Jarvis and his long suffering wife, Tom, Giles and Paul, ready to tell me their story.Street children are disappearing, their bodies discovered horribly abused. Though many consider these children beneath their notice, Sebastian makes it his mission to discover whoIs responsible, vowing to bring them to justice.A wonderful series, one that seems to get better with each successive outing. Just the right mix of history, current events of that time period, family, Simon and Hero both have fascinating backgrounds, great supporting characters and cases that are intriguing without being terribly graphic. Society ills, so many children on the streets, many whose parent had been transported, either to the colonies or Australia, leaving these young children to fend for themselves. A new character and a tragic family matter seems to be the lead in for the next in series.ARC from Netgalley.Published April 4th from Berkley.