This is the third in the Sebastian St. Cyr mystery series, and by far the best one, so far. This one kept me fully engaged all the way through, and some of the things that are revealed in this book are mind-blowing.

C.S. Harris (aka Candice Proctor) is, in my opinion, a brilliant author, and this tale is also brilliant.

It's 1811, and someone is killing sons of prominent society people. At first there seems to be no connection, but when Sir Henry Lovejoy, chief magistrate, seeks out Lord Devlin (Sebastian St. Cyr, and I will never understand why their "Lord" names are seemingly totally unrelated to their given names) for his help, things eventually begin to come together.

St. Cyr is hesitant, at first, but when the father of one of the young men threatens him, he decides to jump on it. As he investigates, he discovers similar murders in other towns that seem to be connected. The link seems to be a John Donne poem, "Go and Catch A Falling Star. "

What is eventually revealed is quite disturbing, as mentioned, and mind-blowing. There is plenty of intrigue and betrayal in this story, and a few plot twists, as well. In addition, there is a subplot involving Kat Boleyn, St. Cyr's lover, whom he would make his wife, if she would only agree. Again, there is a stunning, totally unexpected (at least by me) revelation about her.

This volume was virtually unputdownable for me, and I will definitely be moving on in this series. I see that the author is still writing them, so that's good. It's been a pleasant surprise, reading these, especially when one considers that the thing that drew me to them to begin with was the fact that each title begins with who, what, where, when, or why. 

Recommended for fans of historical mysteries, who aren't afraid of the dark. 

I am thoroughly enjoying this series. The author is a great job of setting the scene of 19th century. London is great.

I like the characters I really like Sebastian. He’s becoming more likeable and we learn a little bit more about him and we get to see how his time at war has affected him. I am not the biggest fan of Kat Boleyn, and Sebastian’s sister Amanda needs to go, she is the WORST.

The mystery is great as well its dark and gruesome, but it’s really good and the threads that tie everything together are really good for the mystery portion.

The subplot of Sebastian‘s personal life continues to be interesting.  There is a reveal involving Kat (his lover) and Sebastian’s relationship that I did not see coming

Y’ALL SHE IS HENDON’S DAUGHTER FROM HIS MISTRESS AKA SEBASTAIN’S HALF SISTER ☠️

that may have far reaching consequences.

but there also hints dropped that Sebastain may not be Hendon’s son - so we will see how this plays out 

Although I will say that, maybe it wasn’t entirely necessary, there are so many other ways it could have gone, reasons that have been built up in the first two boons, but I will leave it for the reader to decide. 

Sebastian’s personal life is very soap opera-esq, but I like it. 

Overall a great series I am enjoying.