Книга: C.S. Harris «Who Buries the Dead: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery»
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Производитель: "Obsidian" 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... ISBN:9780451417565, 978-0-451-41756-5 Издательство: "Obsidian" (2015)
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| Who Buries the Dead: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery | 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… — Obsidian, (формат: 160x235, 352 стр.) Подробнее... | бумажная книга |
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