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Set in London in 1812, "Where Serpents Sleep" follows Hero Jarvis, daughter of Lord Jarvis, as she looks into the vicious killing of eight young prostitutes near Covent Garden. With the official inquiry blocked, Hero teams up with Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, to trace clues through the city’s East End brothels and docksides to the Mayfair mansions of a noble family hiding dark secrets. Their uneasy partnership tests both their lives and reputations as they race to stop a killer whose ominous plot could shake the entire nation.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: C. S. Harris
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