About the Author

C. S. Harris graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude, with a degree in classics before earning a PhD in European history. A respected scholar of the French Revolution and nineteenth-century Europe, she is also the author of the nonfiction study "Women, Equality, and the French Revolution," written under the name Candice E. Proctor.After years of living in England and various far-flung regions of the old British Empire, she now makes her home in New Orleans with her husband, retired Army Intelligence officer Steve Harris, with whom she has written contemporary thrillers under the name C. S. Graham."

Reviews

Praise for the Sebastian St. Cyr Series
"Best historical thriller writer in the business! Sebastian St. Cyr is uncannily clever, unwaveringly reserved, and irresistibly sexy. The entire series is simply elegant. "New York Times "bestselling author Lisa Gardner
Deftly combines political intrigue, cleverly concealed clues and vivid characters. "Publishers Weekly "(Starred Review)
A crescendo of suspense and surprise. "Library Journal" (Starred Review)
Thoroughly enjoyable kept me enthralled. Deanna Raybourn
A ripping read...captivated me to the final page. Will Thomas
Harris crafts her story with the threat of danger, hints of humor, vivid sex scenes, and a conclusion that will make your pulse race. "The New Orleans Times-Picayune"
Harris delves deep into the mores of Regency England "Kirkus Reviews "(Starred Review)"

Praise for the Sebastian St. Cyr Series
"Best historical thriller writer in the business! Sebastian St. Cyr is...uncannily clever, unwaveringly reserved, and irresistibly sexy. The entire series is simply elegant."--"New York Times "bestselling author Lisa Gardner
"Deftly combines political intrigue, cleverly concealed clues and vivid characters."--"Publishers Weekly "(Starred Review)
"A crescendo of suspense and surprise."--"Library Journal" (Starred Review)
"Thoroughly enjoyable...kept me enthralled."--Deanna Raybourn
"A ripping read...captivated me to the final page."--Will Thomas
"Harris crafts her story with the threat of danger, hints of humor, vivid sex scenes, and a conclusion that will make your pulse race."--"The New Orleans Times-Picayune"
"Harris delves deep into the mores of Regency England..."--"Kirkus Reviews "(Starred Review)

Praise for the Sebastian St. Cyr Series

"Best historical thriller writer in the business! Sebastian St. Cyr is...uncannily clever, unwaveringly reserved, and irresistibly sexy. The entire series is simply elegant."--"New York Times "bestselling author Lisa Gardner

"Deftly combines political intrigue, cleverly concealed clues and vivid characters."--"Publishers Weekly "(Starred Review)

"A crescendo of suspense and surprise."--"Library Journal" (Starred Review)

"Thoroughly enjoyable...kept me enthralled."--Deanna Raybourn

"A ripping read...captivated me to the final page."--Will Thomas

"Harris crafts her story with the threat of danger, hints of humor, vivid sex scenes, and a conclusion that will make your pulse race."--"The New Orleans Times-Picayune"

"Harris delves deep into the mores of Regency England..."--"Kirkus Reviews "(Starred Review)

Praise for the Sebastian St. Cyr Series "Best historical thriller writer in the business! Sebastian St. Cyr is...uncannily clever, unwaveringly reserved, and irresistibly sexy. The entire series is simply elegant."--"New York Times "bestselling author Lisa Gardner "Deftly combines political intrigue, cleverly concealed clues and vivid characters."--"Publishers Weekly" (Starred Review) "A crescendo of suspense and surprise."--"Library Journal" (Starred Review) "Thoroughly enjoyable...kept me enthralled."--Deanna Raybourn "A ripping read...captivated me to the final page."--Will Thomas "Harris crafts her story with the threat of danger, hints of humor, vivid sex scenes, and a conclusion that will make your pulse race."--"The New Orleans Times-Picayune" "Harris delves deep into the mores of Regency England..."--"Kirkus Reviews" (Starred Review)

Praise for the Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries "Page-turning adventure, international intrigue and unlikely romance...I like the way Harris is moving through the series, especially with the multi-faceted Hero."--"Times-Picayune "(New Orleans) "A ripping read. Sebastian St. Cyr's world of Georgian intrigue captivated me to the final page."--Will Thomas, author of "To Kingdom Come" "Thoroughly enjoyable...kept me enthralled."--Deanna Raybourn, author of "The Dead Travel Fast" "Harris does an excellent job of interweaving the mystery in this book with the larger story arc of the series."--"St. Petersburg"" Times" "An intriguing mix of bloody murder, incest and brutality. The author, who has done her historical homework, makes a fascinating focus of her book in Hero Jarvis, a young woman whose uncompromising independence puts her far ahead of her time."--"The Washington Times "
"Harris is a master of the genre."--"The Historical Novels Review"