What Cannot Be Said

Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries, Book 19

By: C. S. Harris

Narrated by: Amy Scanlon

A seemingly idyllic 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 Napoléon’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 might have been Laura McInnis’s lover—and a charismatic young violinist who moonlights as a fencing master and might 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.

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The new reader is a welcome change

I love the St Cyr mysteries and thoroughly enjoy the characters and stories. I loved Davina Porter's reading. I didn't enjoy the last audible book but I found this new reader very good!

Plot

I love this series! Never disappoints especially now that one knows the characters and how they evolve

Character development amazing and addictive

This is one of my absolute favorite series of books—one of my top three, all entirely different. What draws me to a series is my affection and absorption in the characters, although there must also be plenty of plot. This entry in the series has do many interesting threads that until the very last few paragraphs the reader is discovering new twists and getting excited about future disclosures. Write fast please, Ms. Harris. I am on the edge of my seat!

Excellent Twist!

One of the better stories in this very entertaining series. C.S. Harris does not disappoint. Excellent narration as always makes this a must listen/read.

Elucidating Historical Facts

I really enjoy being entertained by a fictional story while learning about historical facts in the time period in which it takes place.
I’ve enjoyed this series in sequence and have been disappointed in the change of a narrator from Davina Porter, who was excellent and the voice of these characters in the first 15 books or so and then shifted to a voice I associate with the Sherlock Holmes series by Laurie King , and now to yet another narrator who has a much different voice yet for these well known characters. I would like to suggest to the author to stick with one narrator as the voice of her characters as they get associated with that voice in the mind of the reader. I also miss having the historical notes in the epilogue by the author.

Excellent mystery and great story development

A little bit of a depressing topic but very engaging. Excellent mystery and great story development.

Great Historical Fiction Series

This 19th book in the Sebastian St Cyr series was very well written. Some of my favorite characters took a backseat in this one But the mystery was well constructed with a host of suspects. And every time I read one of these books I learn more about life in England storing the Regency time period.

Good story but repetitive situations & need Davina Porter back

Loved the overall story but really don't like this narrator. As in the past couple narrations she's done, she really doesn't capture Devlin's voice. It's too slow and doesn't reflect what he's saying. When Devlin & Lovejoy are speaking, I often can't tell who's speaking as she does the same voice for both. Either bring back Davina Porter or pick someone who has a better range with the men. Also, I'm getting a little tired of the same scenarios in each book. I know by now that in every book, Devlin will see someone lurking outside his house and will be attacked at night at least 2 times by someone(s) who try to warn then kill him. Freshen up the ideas, please.

Wonderful Narrator

Really brings the book alive. Amazed at the talent for different voices throughout. Story is so full of twists you don’t know who done it until the author tells you.

Excellent story kept my interest cannot wait for next book

The narrator was excellent. Loved the development of the characters and the historical information. I cannot wait for the next in the series.