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The young wife of an aging marquis is found murdered in the arms of the Prince Regent. Around her neck lies a necklace said to have been worn by Druid priestesses-that is, until it was lost at sea with its last owner, Sebastian St. Cyr's mother. Now Sebastian is lured into a dangerous... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sebastian St. Cyr: Viscount Devlin, only surviving son and heir to the Earl of Hendon
- Guinevere Anglessey: the much younger wife of the Marquis of Anglessey, in her early 20s
- Tom: Sebastian's young Tiger, a reformed pickpocket
- Jarvis: cousin of Prince George, the brains behind the monarchy
- Alistair St. Cyr: 5th Earl of Hendon, Sebastian's father, and current Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Chevalier De Varden: Alain, suitor to Guinevere before her marriage, rejected by her family because of his lack of fortune
- Bevan Ellsworth: nephew and heir to the Marquis of Anglessey
- Paul Gibson: Irish surgeon who's worked with Sebastian in the past
- Henry Lovejoy: chief magistrate at Queen Square
- Prince George: Prinny, Prince of Wales and recently made Regent, future George IV
- Amelia Brennan: young girl working at the Norfolk Arms
- Amanda: Sebastian's elder sister, who despises him
- Henrietta: Dowager Duchess of Claiborne, Sebastian's only remaining aunt, Hendon's elder sister
- Athelstone: Earl from Wales, father of Lady Anglessey, recently died
- Lord Portland: Home Secretary, married to Claire
- Morey: Sebastian's majordomo
- Mother Keyes: second-hand clothing seller in Long Acre
- Lady Quinlan: Morgana, Guinevere's sister
- Kat Boleyn: popular London actress and Sebastian's lover
- Caleb Carter: ex-slave from America, now owns an inn called the Norfolk Arms on Giltspur Street in Smithfield
- Claire: Lady Portland, childhood friend of Lady Anglessey
- Giles: Sebastian's groom
- Mrs. Brennan: a laundress in Smithfield
- Marquis of Anglessey: husband of Lady Anglessey, nearly 70, friend of the Earl of Hendon
- Isolde, Lady Audley: mother of Claire and Alain, her first husband was a French nobleman killed in the Revolution
- Fabian Fitzfrederick: illegitimate member of the royal family, friend of Bevan Ellsworth
- Tess Bishop: Guinevere's abigail
- Sedlow: Sebastien's valet
- Aiden O'Connell: younger son of Lord Rathkeale of Tyrawley in Ireland
- Charles Ahearn: former tutor of Lord Cochran's sons
First Sentence edit
He knew she'd come to him.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 7 in Sebastian St. Cyr. (standard series)
Preceded by What Angels Fear, and followed by Why Mermaids Sing.
Authors & Contributors edit
- C. S. Harris (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: New American Library
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: November 7, 2006
ISBN: 0451219686
Page Count: 352
Publisher: New American Library
Country: U.S.A.
Publication Date: November 7, 2006
ISBN: 0451219686
Page Count: 352
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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