"The savage murder of eight prostitutes at a London house of refuge provides Sebastian St. Cyr with yet another challenging puzzle in Harris's outstanding fourth mystery to feature the Regency-era gentleman sleuth. St. Cyr, who's been despondent ever since a stunning personal revelation toward the end of 2007's Why Mermaids Sing, is roused from his funk by Hero Jarvis, the fearless and independent daughter of his mortal enemy. Jarvis, who was doing research at the house of refuge at the time of the murders and barely survived the massacre herself, asks for St. Cyr's help in tracking down those responsible. The amateur detective finds no shortage of suspects, ranging from the pimp of some of the dead girls to Bow Street magistrate Sir William Hadley, who had patronized them. While the developing attraction between St. Cyr and Jarvis is a little too predictable, Harris does a nice job of weaving the many plot strands together while exploring the complex character of her protagonist." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Fourth in the amoody and atmospherica historical mystery series starring aa troubled but compelling antihero.a(Booklist)

London, 1812. The brutal slaughter of eight young prostitutes in a house of refuge near Covent Garden leaves only one survivoraand one witness: Hero Jarvis, reform-minded daughter of the Prince Regentas cousin, Lord Jarvis. When the Machiavellian powerbroker quashes any official inquiry that might reveal his daughteras unorthodox presence, Hero launches an investigation of her own and turns to Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, for help.

Working in an uneasy alliance, Hero and Sebastian follow a trail of clues leading from the seedy brothels and docksides of Londonas East End to the Mayfair mansions of a noble family with dark secrets to hide. Risking both their lives and their reputations, the two must race against time to stop a killer whose ominous plot threatens to shake the nation to its very core.

Fourth in the moody and atmospheric historical mystery series starring a troubled but compelling antihero ("Booklist"), "Where Serpents Sleep" finds Hero and Sebastian racing against time to stop a killer whose ominous plot threatens to shake the nation to its very core.