When Blood Lies
- Authors: C S Harris
- Series: Book 17 in the Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery series
- Rank:Top 1000 in Best Historical Mystery on Amazon
- Rating: 4.6 based on 2,816 reviews
- Release Date: April 5, 2022
- Print length: 368 pages (Hardcover)
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Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, has spent years unraveling his family’s tragic history. But the secrets of his past will come to light in this gripping new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of What the Devil Knows.
March, 1815. Louis XVIII, the Bourbon King, has been restored to the throne of France. Napoleon is now in exile on the isle of Elba. In the midst of these political changes, Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, and his wife Hero have journeyed to Paris in search of Sebastian's long-lost mother, Sophie, the Countess of Hendon.
However, their quest takes a tragic turn when they discover Sophie dying on the Île de la Cité. Stabbed and thrown from the island's ancient stone bridge, Sophie passes away without revealing her killer.
Sophie had been living in Paris under a false identity as the mistress of Maréchal Alexandre McClellan, a prominent Scottish Jacobite who sought refuge in France. Once a loyal general to Napoleon, McClellan now supports the Bourbons and is part of the French delegation at the Congress of Vienna.
Despite the delicate political situation, Sebastian is determined to seek justice for his mother. With French authorities unwilling to investigate, Sebastian embarks on his own investigation. What he uncovers may not only shock him but also disrupt the fragile peace of the post-Napoleonic era.
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