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Ladataan... Why Kings ConfessTekijä: C. S. Harris
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. There was a more political situation for the murder mystery in this novel (#9). Since it surrounded Louis XVII, (the so-called "Lost Dauphin", son of beheaded King Louis XVI), the story was a great deal more convoluted for me. I knew very little of this period in the French revolution. Fortunately, Harris made a very smooth intertwining of this backstory which enlightens the uninformed reader. Less clear was the involvement of the various French scroundels manoeuvering in the peace negotiations with the British. Neither was it an adroit involvement of the Italian-trained French physician, Alexi Sauvage, a woman known all too well by Sebastian. However, the characters and the suspenseful action were engaging and did not disappoint in delivering an interesting story. As well, it was a relief that Note: On advice from another LT member, I avoided reading the treatment of the imprisoned "Lost Dauphin". For me, it was a really fast skim and move on. I probably didn't miss the insinuations nor lose any salient details pertaining to St. Cyr's efforts in narrowing suspects. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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"The gruesome murder of a young French physician draws aristocratic investigator Sebastian St. Cyr and his pregnant wife, Hero, into a dangerous, decades-old mystery as a wrenching piece of Sebastian's past puts him to the ultimate test. Regency England, January 1813: When a badly injured Frenchwoman is found beside the mutilated body of Dr. Damion Pelletan in one of London's worst slums, Sebastian finds himself caught in a high-stakes tangle of murder and revenge. Although the woman, Alexi Sauvage, has no memory of the attack, Sebastian knows her all too well from an incident in his past-an act of wartime brutality and betrayal that nearly destroyed him. As the search for the killer leads Sebastian into a treacherous web of duplicity, he discovers that Pelletan was part of a secret delegation sent by Napoleon to investigate the possibility of peace with Britain. Despite his powerful father-in-law's warnings, Sebastian plunges deep into the mystery of the "Lost Dauphin," the boy prince who disappeared in the darkest days of the French Revolution, and soon finds himself at lethal odds with the Dauphin's sister-the imperious, ruthless daughter of Marie Antoinette-who is determined to retake the French crown at any cost. With the murderer striking ever closer, Sebastian must battle new fears about Hero's health and that of their soon-to-be born child. When he realizes the key to their survival may lie in the hands of an old enemy, he must finally face the truth about his own guilt in a past he has found too terrible to consider.... "-- Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Meanwhile, Sebastian’s wife will soon give birth to their first child, and the stress level rises when they learn it will be a breech birth. This was a life-threatening situation in the early 1800s. When their accoucher (a male midwife) decides not to be involved in something so risky, the couple must rely on other sources of support, which at first they don’t fully trust.
These parallel storylines proceed nicely towards resolution, with some satisfying developments for other characters as well. As usual, a solid read. ( )