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When Blood Lies
When Blood Lies | C S Harris
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A gripping new historical mystery featuring Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin from the USA Today bestselling author of What the Devil Knows.
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robinb
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17th in series, this series never disappoints and is one of the few that I will preorder at full price with no idea what it‘s about. 😂 This one is set in 1815 Paris as St. Cyr is faced with more turmoil and heartbreak surrounding his decades-missing mother and mystery of his paternity. Lots of political intrigue, shady characters and twists. I did miss some of the “crew” in London, but this felt a step in the right direction to giving St. Cyr 🔻

robinb some answers/closures. Highly recommend the entire series. 4.5/5⭐️#BookSpin (edited) 2y
Lynnsoprano I‘ve seen this series, but never tried it. Looks like I need to correct that. 2y
robinb @Lynnsoprano Yay!!! I hope you do! I always recommend it to those who ❤️ historical mysteries. Meticulously researched, wonderfully flawed characters and lots of intrigue. Best to start at the beginning with this one. 🔻 Would love to hear what you think. 😊 2y
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Lynnsoprano @robinb That title sounded familiar. I have it on my Kindle! Moving quickly up the TBR😄 2y
robinb @Lynnsoprano 😊👍 2y
TheAromaofBooks I will have to check this series out!!! Even though they aren't really alike, thinking about incredibly well-researched historical mysteries made me wonder if you've read the Brother Cadfael books? 2y
robinb @TheAromaofBooks I actually haven‘t but have checked and found that I own this first one on Kindle. I think it had gotten lost in the shuffle. 😉 I‘m glad you brought it back to my attention! 2y
TheAromaofBooks It is definitely a series to read in order as the characters really grow and the stories build on one another. I LOVE those books. I felt like they just got better and better as the series went on. 2y
robinb @TheAromaofBooks I‘m going to add it to my June BookSpin list so it won‘t get swallowed up again. 😂 2y
TheAromaofBooks I have a separate TBR that is JUST mystery series I'm interested in reading, and it's up to 114 series, so I feel you on the “getting lost“ bit!! 😂 2y
robinb @TheAromaofBooks That‘s a good idea…thanks for sharing! It would help tremendously to divide them by series/genre. 2y
TheAromaofBooks Oh we all know I love tracking things about reading as much as (or maybe even more than LOL) actually reading. I have a spreadsheet with multiple tabs. One is what I consider my “general“ TBR - random stand-alone books I don't own. Then I have one for mystery series, one for other series, and one for nonfiction, plus one for books I own! Not sure if this means I'm organized or crazy! 😂 Oh and the general one is also color-coded by genre! 2y
robinb @TheAromaofBooks wow…that is awesome!! My only attempt at organization is a spreadsheet of all the physical books I own, read and not read. I need to go back over my Litsy and Kindle “wish lists” and make a spreadsheet there too. Then I could see (and remember) what I‘ve REALLY been meaning to read. 🙄🤷🏻‍♀️ (edited) 2y
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Nebklvr
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The seventeenth in the series, this was set in a Paris awaiting Napoleon‘s return. The plot was a bit slower paced but the strong female characters made up for it. There were fewer moments with the great side characters.

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melissanorr
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Forgot to post this when I finished reading. It was interesting to see Sebastian & Hero in a different locale - I like that they were out of their comfort zone - but still just as determined to see justice done as always. I also enjoyed that Sebastian's penchant for murder investigations had clearly spread through the gossip of Europe. The one thing I wished for that didn't happen was a short epilogue showing them back in London.

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melissanorr
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Class is over and I have the weekend off work! I'm about 75% done with Venom in the Veins so I hope to finish that and read the three ARCs pictured. Fingers crossed!

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melissanorr
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1. I unintentionally started a tradition that the first book I read each year is an ARC of the next Sebastian St Cyr mystery and I see no reason to stop the tradition.
2. My friends' wedding.
3. To give myself permission to DNF books I'm not into without feeling guilty.
#SundayFunDay @ozma.of.oz

BookmarkTavern Good for you! It took me so long to become comfortable with bailing on books. Thank you for sharing! 3y
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