SummaryFifth in the "fast-moving"(Publishers Weekly,
starred review) British-set historical mystery series
starring "a charismatic hero."(Kirkus Reviews starred
review)
Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is asked by the
Archbishop of Canterbury to help in the investigation of two
corpses found in an ancient crypt, their violent deaths
separated by decades. One is the Bishop of London, the
elderly Archbishop's favored but controversial successor.
The identity of the other seems lost in time.
Sebastian amasses a list of suspects that range from some of
the Prince Regent's closest cronies to William Franklin,
embittered son of famous American patriot Ben
Franklin—and finds himself confronting the
well-guarded secrets of his own family's history. Now each
step he takes toward the killer brings him closer to a
devastating truth that could ultimately force him to
question who—and what—he really is.
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