Cyr’s adventures.”- Historical Novels Review “The story is well-paced and intriguing, with strong characterization at all levels, and it builds to a suspenseful and satisfying finish. …this installment is sure to satisfy fans.”― Publishers Weekly “Harris does a nice job of introducing red herrings and devising a surprising solution that fits with the clues she’s planted. “Harris’ latest, following Why Kill the Innocent (2018), once again captures the atmosphere of Regency London… the identity of the real killer is a satisfying surprise.”- Booklist

“Fans of this long-running series will revel in the meticulous historical detail along with the twists and turns of a case that reveals the vast inequality in Regency England.”― Kirkus Reviews Sebastian is tasked with unraveling the shocking nest of secrets surrounding Ashworth's life to keep Stephanie from being punished for his death. And mounting evidence-ranging from a small bloody handprint to a woman's silk stocking-suggests that Ashworth's killer was a woman.

Ashworth abandoned his pregnant bride at his father's Park Street mansion and has continued living an essentially bachelor existence. But Sebastian soon discovers that her marriage has quickly degenerated into a sham. Stephanie has survived the difficult birth of twin sons. Nor was he able to prevent his troubled, headstrong young niece Stephanie from entering into a disastrous marriage with the dangerous nobleman. But Sebastian was never able to prove Ashworth's complicity. Just seven months before, Sebastian had suspected Ashworth of aiding one of his longtime friends and companions in the kidnapping and murder of a string of vulnerable street children.

Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is called in by Bow Street magistrate Sir Henry Lovejoy to help catch the killer. When the handsome but dissolute young gentleman Lord Ashworth is found brutally murdered, Sebastian St. Cyr is tasked with finding the killer to save his young cousin from persecution in this riveting new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Why Kill the Innocent.

The death of a fiendish nobleman strikes close to home as Sebastian St. This is book number 14 in the Sebastian St.

Why Kill the Innocent by C.S. Harris