Книга: C.S. Harris «Who Buries the Dead: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery»
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The grisly murder of a West Indies slave owner and the reappearance of a dangerous enemy from Sebastian St. Cyr's past combine to put C. S. Harris's "troubled but compelling antihero" (Booklist) to the ultimate test in this taut, thrilling mystery. London, 1813. The vicious decapitation of Stanley Preston, a wealthy, socially ambitious plantation owner, at Bloody Bridge draws Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, into a macabre and increasingly perilous investigation. The discovery near the body of an aged lead coffin strap bearing the inscription King Charles, 1648 suggests a link between this killing and the beheading of the deposed seventeenth-century Stuart monarch. Equally troubling, the victim's kinship to the current Home Secretary draws the notice of Sebastian's powerful father-in-law, Lord Jarvis, who will exploit any means to pursue his own clandestine ends. Working in concert with his fiercely independent wife, Hero, Sebastian finds his inquiries taking him from... Издательство: "Obsidian" (2015) Формат: 160x235, 352 стр.
ISBN: 9780451417565, 978-0-451-41756-5 Купить за 1819 руб на Озоне |
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| Harris C. | Who Buries the Dead A Sebastian St Cyr Mystery | London, 1813. The vicious decapitation of Stanley Preston, a wealthy, socially ambitious plantation owner, at Bloody Bridge draws Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, into a macabre and increasingly… — (формат: Мягкая бумажная, стр.) Подробнее... | 2016 | 436 | бумажная книга |
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