Once, Oliphant nearly destroyed Sebastian in a horrific wartime act of carnage and betrayal. But as one brutal murder follows another, it is the connection between the victims and ruthless former army officer Sinclair, Lord Oliphant, that dramatically raises the stakes. Working in concert with his fiercely independent wife, Hero, Sebastian finds his inquiries taking him from the wretched back alleys of Fish Street Hill the glittering ballrooms of Mayfair as he amasses a list of suspects that range from an eccentric Chelsea curiosity collector to the brother of an unassuming but brilliantly observant spinster named Jane Austen. Equally troubling, the victim's kinship to the current Home Secretary draws the notice of Sebastian's powerful father-in-law, Lord Jarvis, who will exploit any means to pursue his own clandestine ends. The discovery near the body of an aged lead coffin strap bearing the inscription KING CHARLES, 1648 suggests a link between this killing and the beheading of the deposed seventeenth-century Stuart monarch. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, into a macabre and increasingly perilous investigation. The vicious decapitation of Stanley Preston, a wealthy, socially ambitious plantation owner, at Bloody Bridge draws Sebastian St. Cyr discovers a link between the case and the 17th-century beheading of King Charles Details Or fastest delivery Tomorrow, November 1. Investigating the brutal murder of a socially ambitious plantation owner in early 19th-century London, Sebastian St. Harris: 9780451418128: Books Crime, Thrillers & Mystery Mystery Buy new: 5.94 RRP: 6.99 Details Save: 1.05 (15) & FREE Returns FREE delivery Thursday, November 3 on your first eligible order to UK or Ireland.
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