Why Kings Confess
A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery
$28.45
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
15 January 2017
Summary
Ninth book in the much-acclaimed Sebastian St. Cyr historical mystery series
Regency England, January 1813
The mutilated body of a young French doctor found in an alley beside a mysterious, badly injured woman entangles Sebastian in the deadly riddle of the “Lost Dauphin,” the boy prince who disappeared during the darkest days of the French Revolution.
Thrust into dangerous conflict with the Dauphin’s sister—the imperious, ruthless daughter of Marie Antoinette—Sebastia…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780451418111 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0451418115 |
| Author: | C.S. Harris |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Obsidian Mysteries |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 15 January 2017 |
| Weight: | 198g |
| Dimensions: | 171mm x 105mm x 24mm |
| Series: | Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery |
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Critics Review
“Best historical thriller writer in the business!”—New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner
Praise for Why Kings Confess
“Harris’s best Regency whodunit yet…[She] melds mystery and history as seamlessly as she integrates developments in her lead’s personal life into the plot.”—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“Harris’s novel shows an intimate knowledge of both the political and social history of Regency England.…The history, characters, mystery, and atmosphere all draw the reader in and don’t let go.”—RT Book Reviews (Top Pick)
About The Author
C.S. Harris
C. S. Harris has written more than twenty novels. Why Kings Confess is the ninth book in the Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery series, following What Darkness Brings, When Maidens Mourn, and Where Shadows Dance. Harris is also the author of the C. S. Graham thriller series coauthored with former intelligence officer Steven Harris, including The Babylonian Codex, The Solomon Effect, and The Archangel Project, and, writing as Candice Proctor, is the author of seven award-winning historical romances, including Beyond Sunrise and Midnight Confessions. A respected scholar of nineteenth-century Europe, she is also the author of a nonfiction historical study of the French Revolution entitled Women, Equality, and the French Revolution. She lives in New Orleans with her husband and has two daughters.
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