What Angels Fear: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery

About What Angels Fear: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery

THE FIRST SEBASTIAN ST. CYR MYSTERY!“The combined elements of historical fiction, romance, and mystery in this fog-enshrouded London puzzler will appeal to fans of Anne Perry.

”—BooklistIt’s 1811, and the threat of revolution haunts the upper classes of King George III’s England. Then the body of a beautiful young woman is found savagely murdered on the altar steps of an ancient church near Westminster Abbey. A dueling pistol discovered at the scene and the damning testimony of a witness both point to one man: Sebastian St.

Cyr, Viscount Devlin, a brilliant young nobleman shattered by his experiences in the Napoleonic Wars.   Now a fugitive running for his life, Sebastian calls upon his skill as an officer during the war to catch the killer and prove his own innocence. In the process, he accumulates a band of unlikely allies, including the enigmatic beauty Kat Boleyn, who broke Sebastian’s heart years ago.