What Angels Fear: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery by C.S. Harris

What Angels Fear: A Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery

Sebastian St. Cyr Mystery #1

C.S. Harris

434 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical mystery dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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It's 1811, and the threat of revolution haunts the upper classes of King George III's England. Then a beautiful young woman is found raped and savagely murdered on the altar steps of an ancient church near Westminster Abbey. A dueling pistol disco...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 1,723 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 93%

adventurous: 72%

dark: 69%

tense: 42%

challenging: 11%

sad: 7%

informative: 6%

emotional: 5%

funny: 5%

hopeful: 1%

inspiring: 1%

lighthearted: 1%

reflective: 1%


Pace

32% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

52% of readers chose Plot
44% of readers chose A mix
3% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

34% of readers chose Yes
32% of readers chose Complicated
30% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

47% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

32% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

25% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
51% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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