When Falcons Fall, C. S. Harris
When Falcons Fall, C. S. Harris
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When Falcons Fall

Author: C. S. Harris

Narrator: Davina Porter

Unabridged: 10 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/01/2016


Synopsis

The much-anticipated new entree in the Sebastian St. Cyr "simply elegant"* historical mystery series, from the national bestselling author of Who Buries the Dead and Why Kings Confess. Ayleswick-on-Teme, 1813. Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, has come to this seemingly peaceful Shropshire village to honor a slain friend and on a quest to learn more about his own ancestry. But when the body of a lovely widow is found on the banks of the River Teme, a bottle of laudanum at her side, the village's inexperienced new magistrate turns to St. Cyr for help. Almost immediately, Sebastian realizes that Emma Chance did not, in truth, take her own life. Less easy to discern is exactly how she died, and why. For as Sebastian and Hero soon discover, Emma was hiding both her true identity and her real reasons for traveling to Ayleswick. Also troubling are the machinations of Lucien Bonaparte, the estranged brother of the megalomaniac French Emperor Napoleon. Held captive under the British government's watchful eye, the younger Bonaparte is restless, ambitious, and treacherous. Sebastian's investigation takes on new urgency when he discovers that Emma was not the first, or even the second, beautiful young woman in the village to die under suspicious circumstances. Home to the eerie ruins of an ancient monastery, Ayleswick reveals itself to be a dark and dangerous place of secrets that have festered among the villagers for decades-and a violent past that may be connected to Sebastian's own unsettling origins. And as he faces his most diabolical opponent ever, he is forced to consider what malevolence he's willing to embrace in order to destroy a killer. *Lisa Gardner

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary Beth on February 20, 2017

I just love this series. This is the 11th book in the Sebastian St. Cyr Series. I now have to wait for the next book to come out and wait like everyone else. So much has gone on in this series. It is so hard to write a review because I have friends that are still reading this series and I don't want......more

Goodreads review by Jonetta on November 19, 2016

Sebastian St. Cyr and his wife, Hero, head to Ayleswick, Shropshire to meet Jamie Knox's grandmother. He has something to deliver to her but hopes to learn more about his paternity. Unfortunately, he walks right into a suspicious death in the small village and the young, inexperienced squire enlists......more

Goodreads review by PattyMacDotComma on September 16, 2023

5★ “In the tense silence, the shifting of the branches of the ancient yews in the churchyard sounded unnaturally loud. Sebastian could hear a trickle of unseen moisture and the rustle of some night creature – And the metallic ‘snick’ of a flintlock’s hammer being carefully thumbed back.” Sebastian and......more

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on September 20, 2017

Ayleswick-on-Teme, 1813. A young girl is found dead on the banks of the River Teme with a bottle of laudanum by her side. The local constable thinks it's suicide, but the young inexperienced magistrate is not so sure and turns to Sebastian St. Cyr for help. Sebastian is in the village with his wife......more

Goodreads review by Shawna on February 17, 2023

Reread/listened to audiobook Feb'2023: 5 stars - Historical Mystery This is a compelling, complex mystery and another terrific installment in the series with phenomenal audiobook narration by the immensely talented Davina Porter. Original rating/review: 5 stars - Historical Mystery......more