Where Shadows Dance

Surgeon Paul Gibson had requested a particular body from the Resurrection Men. He had apparently died of heart failure at an early age, however when Gibson had him on his dissection slab he discovered that the cause of death was a stiletto inserted into the base of his skull.

Gibson immediately turns to his friend, Viscount Devlin.  How could Devlin investigate a murder that apparently never occurred? 

The first thing that Devlin discovers is that the victim had worked for the Foreign Office.  Later that same day, Devlin is shocked when miss Hero Jarvis accepts his offer of marriage.  They had had one brief encounter in the past and now both thought this was the best solution in light of the circumstances.  Despite the quickly upcoming nuptials, Devlin continues with his investigation.

Shortly after this, Magistrate Lovejoy has a badly decomposing body delivered to Gibson.  He discovers that the man had been killed in the same fashion as the first victim, and it appears from what they learned about this victim, the killing occurred on the same night as the first.  Gibson informs Devlin, who then finds out that the man was an American and the ship he had arrived on departed very quickly.

The investigation turns nastier when Hero is kidnapped.  Is this for ransom or some international political reason?  What must Devlin and her father do to get her back?

Author C. S. Harris presents both Devlin and Hero with a major conundrum.  Can he rescue her, and will this solve the issue of  Identifying the killer?  Harris also has a surprise for the reader in this thriller.  A very enjoyable read.