What Cannot Be Said

C.S. Harris

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Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
21 May 2024

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Crime & Mystery; Historical mysteries

A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes the bloody slayings of a mother and her young daughter fourteen years earlier in this riveting new historical mystery from the USA TODAY Bestselling author of WHO CRIES FOR THE LOST.

A seemingly idyllic summer picnic ends in a macabre murder that echoes a pair of slayings fourteen years earlier in this riveting new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of Who Cries for the Lost.

July 1815- The Prince Regent's grandiose plans to celebrate Napoleon's recent defeat at Waterloo are thrown into turmoil when Lady McInnis and her daughter Emma are found brutally murdered in Richmond Park, their bodies posed in a chilling imitation of the stone effigies once found atop medieval tombs. Bow Street magistrate Sir Henry Lovejoy immediately turns to his friend Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, for help with the investigation. For as Devlin discovers, Lovejoy's own wife and daughter were also murdered in Richmond Park, their bodies posed in the same bizarre postures. A traumatized ex-soldier was hanged for their killings. So is London now confronting a malicious copyist? Or did Lovejoy help send an innocent man to the gallows?

Aided by his wife, Hero, who knew Lady McInnis from her work with poor orphans, Devlin finds himself exploring a host of unsavory characters from a vicious chimney sweep to a smiling but decidedly lethal baby farmer. Also coming under increasing scrutiny is Sir Ivo McInnis himself, along with a wounded Waterloo veteran-who may or may not have been Laura McInnis's lover-and a charismatic young violinist who moonlights as a fencing master and may have formed a dangerous relationship with Emma. But when Sebastian's investigation turns toward man about town Basil Rhodes, he quickly draws the fury of the Palace, for Rhodes is well known as the Regent's favorite illegitimate son.

Then Lady McInnis's young niece and nephew are targeted by the killer, and two more women are discovered murdered and arranged in similar postures. With his own life increasingly in danger, Sebastian finds himself drawn inexorably toward a conclusion far darker and more horrific than anything he could have imagined.

By: C.S. Harris
Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 19
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 595g
ISBN: 9780593639184
ISBN 10: 0593639189
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 21 May 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

C. S. Harris is the USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty-five novels, including the Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries; as C. S. Graham, a thriller series coauthored by former intelligence officer Steven Harris; and seven award-winning historical romances written under the name Candice Proctor.

Reviews for What Cannot Be Said

Praise for What Cannot Be Said “Refreshingly fast-paced… Harris manages to keep even the most savvy readers in the dark throughout, while offering up vivid historical color and satisfying twists. This installment ranks with the series’ best.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) ""[T]his thorny mystery is a powerful exposé of privilege and inequality."" - Kirkus ""[T]hey just keep getting better...Fans of this series have another winner."" - RedCarpetCrash