Who Cries for the Lost : a Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery by C. S. Harris

 Set in 1815 near the end of the Napoleonic wars, as the city waits for word on the outcome of the battle of Waterloo, the story chronicles a hunt for Bourbon spies in London and a killer who dumps his victims in the Thames. Sebastian St. Cyr, a viscount and a well-connected amateur sleuth, is home from the war and recovering from a leg wound. He hunts for the killer, tracing slender threads into a whole that points to assassins and the involvement of former wartime compatriots. Both the high society and the grimier sides of London get an airing as Harris, in the 18th book in the series, paints a portrait of London as its bridges are being built, a city full of fear that war will once again take over.

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