This is an installment from a mystery series I was unfamiliar with. I picked up the audio book to try it out. While the characters were interesting, the story was a bit over the top. On the eve of the U.S. declaring war on England in 1812, a young British diplomat is discovered to have been murdered when his body was bought by an anatomist from the "resurrection men" who stole it from the cemetery. The anatomist contacts St. Cyr who is known for solving mysteries. While the body count rises, St. Cyr prepares for his wedding to the headstrong daughter of his enemy. The whole story involves French spies for Napoleon, diplomats from various countries, the kidnapping of St. Cyr's fiancee, but is full of too many convenient incidents. When St. Cyr's fiancee, Hero Jarvis, is kidnapped, not only do the kidnappers let her roam freely about the cottage where she is being held, they also conveniently drink too much while leaving a butcher knife handy and a gun sticking out of a coat pocket. Even though I enjoy historical mystery fiction I think I'll pass on the rest of this series.
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