Two of these characters deserve shoutouts (even if I like one more than the other) for being strong, smart, and savvy women in a time where women were preyed upon or overlooked. Honestly, it’s a miracle he ends up solving a single murder, much less fourteen (and then some)! But it feels very accurate to the times and the process is helped thanks to the expertise of his peers, specifically Paul Gibson, a fellow he met during the war, who now works as a surgeon and performs autopsies and Sir Henry Lovejoy, the magistrate, who started off as the investigator trying to bring Sebastian to justice and then, later, becomes a friend.Īlong the way, we come to see these recurring characters - and more! - and see their dynamics, and relationships, grow. Many of these murder mysteries are dark, particularly the first one and book twelve, and it was something of an adjustment to watch an investigator run back and forth, to and fro, to the same suspects as stories and evidence, testimonials, change as a result of the slow progress made back in the day before CCTV and crime labs. Post-book one, he’s approached by a local magistrate to help investigate other crimes both due to his connections as well as his ability to navigate the ton.
He finds himself with this somewhat macabre hobby after book one where it’s he who is accused (falsely) of murder and goes about trying to clear his name. For those of you who don’t know, this is a series of historical fiction thrillers that follows the Viscount Devlin, Sebastian St Cyr, investigating murders. Hello and welcome.įor six days, I lived and breathed the Sebastian St Cyr series.
considering someone (cough) was reading two to three of these books a day for the handful of days it took her to binge the series (cough).Īnyway, yes, if you don’t follow me on GR and are already aware, this is Hollis. You might be thinking this review looks a little different from our usual format and you’d be correct! As a result of someone (cough) going on a manic binge read, this someone has decided to do a series review (thus far) instead of fourteen different reviews.
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