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snakeling's review
4.0
A tragic life capped up by a tragic death: it's rare when you feel more and more sympathy for the victim as the investigation progresses. We also get a glimpse of the East India Company, and what we see is as loathsome as expected. Another excellent installment.
bethanyread's review
5.0
Another excellent book. Great characters -- lots of interesting details provided by Hero's research. Great set up. Great Series-- definitely recommend if you like historical mysteries.
fluffyturtle's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
novelesque_life's review
5.0
Rating: 4.5 STARS
2020; Berkley
I just finished the previous book in the series, and moved straight into this one. I had to read a chapter before I fell asleep. Bad idea! It caught my interest right away, so I quickly turned off my kindle before it was 4 am, and I am still reading. Who Speaks for the Damned was really interesting! The death of a man, Nicholas Hayes, who everyone thought was already dead bring up scandals from the past. Sebastian gets involved when his valet, Jules Calhoun mentions that Hayes was once a friend of his. To complicate matters, the young child with him has disappeared. The child is half-Asian and never been to London, so where would he go. Hero while interview the poor, tries to keep her eyes open for the missing child. Looking at all the advantages she has, and Simon, she can't help but make it personal. I likes that we got to know more about Jules and his mother throughout the case. Through Hero, we also learn more about how the poor "survive"on the street. The types of jobs they do to put food in their stomach. It was really interesting and makes me want to read a nonfiction book about the time. I really enjoyed this book and am hoping we get to know more about Sebastians mom and dad. I keep saying, at the end of each book, the next one will have more stuff.
***I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the publisher through Edelweiss. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.***
2020; Berkley
I just finished the previous book in the series, and moved straight into this one. I had to read a chapter before I fell asleep. Bad idea! It caught my interest right away, so I quickly turned off my kindle before it was 4 am, and I am still reading. Who Speaks for the Damned was really interesting! The death of a man, Nicholas Hayes, who everyone thought was already dead bring up scandals from the past. Sebastian gets involved when his valet, Jules Calhoun mentions that Hayes was once a friend of his. To complicate matters, the young child with him has disappeared. The child is half-Asian and never been to London, so where would he go. Hero while interview the poor, tries to keep her eyes open for the missing child. Looking at all the advantages she has, and Simon, she can't help but make it personal. I likes that we got to know more about Jules and his mother throughout the case. Through Hero, we also learn more about how the poor "survive"on the street. The types of jobs they do to put food in their stomach. It was really interesting and makes me want to read a nonfiction book about the time. I really enjoyed this book and am hoping we get to know more about Sebastians mom and dad. I keep saying, at the end of each book, the next one will have more stuff.
***I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the publisher through Edelweiss. Opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.***
seriouslybookish's review
3.0
This was unexpectedly boring.
I don't know what it was but this book lacked the charm of the previous books. There was no point in the book where I felt familiar with the characters. Both Hero and Sebastian were watered down versions of themselves.
The plot was also rather uninspiring. It was really boring that even though I just finished the book I couldn't for the life of remember the events that happened in the book aside from all the people that were murdered.
This was rather disappointing unfortunately ☹️
I don't know what it was but this book lacked the charm of the previous books. There was no point in the book where I felt familiar with the characters. Both Hero and Sebastian were watered down versions of themselves.
The plot was also rather uninspiring. It was really boring that even though I just finished the book I couldn't for the life of remember the events that happened in the book aside from all the people that were murdered.
This was rather disappointing unfortunately ☹️
annieb123's review
5.0
Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.
Who Speaks for the Damned is the 15th Sebastian St. Cyr mystery by C. S. Harris. Released 7th April 2020 by Penguin Random House on their Berkley imprint, it's 336 pages and available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
Despite being the 15th book in the series, the author manages to strike a fine balance between introducing new characters, new plot elements, and a twisty and engaging mystery, while still delivering a satisfying interlude with the characters readers know and love. The strength and intelligence and synergistic delight of seeing Hero, her husband Sebastian, manservant Calhoun, and even his carriage tiger, Tom interacting and growing together is worth the read alone, but the author has wrapped the heart of the characters inside a historical plot rife with xenophobia, political machinations, blackmail, murder, and the unforgiving rigidity of 19th century societal mores and the overall effect is deep and engaging.
This is one of my favorite ongoing historical mystery series and I always look forward to new installments with anticipation. Although it's the latest of 15 books in the series, it works quite well as a standalone and new readers won't have any trouble following the story.
Five stars, a worthy addition.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Who Speaks for the Damned is the 15th Sebastian St. Cyr mystery by C. S. Harris. Released 7th April 2020 by Penguin Random House on their Berkley imprint, it's 336 pages and available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
Despite being the 15th book in the series, the author manages to strike a fine balance between introducing new characters, new plot elements, and a twisty and engaging mystery, while still delivering a satisfying interlude with the characters readers know and love. The strength and intelligence and synergistic delight of seeing Hero, her husband Sebastian, manservant Calhoun, and even his carriage tiger, Tom interacting and growing together is worth the read alone, but the author has wrapped the heart of the characters inside a historical plot rife with xenophobia, political machinations, blackmail, murder, and the unforgiving rigidity of 19th century societal mores and the overall effect is deep and engaging.
This is one of my favorite ongoing historical mystery series and I always look forward to new installments with anticipation. Although it's the latest of 15 books in the series, it works quite well as a standalone and new readers won't have any trouble following the story.
Five stars, a worthy addition.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
foxon's review
3.0
It's been years since I've read a St Cyr mystery and I think taking a break from the series probably helped in my enjoyment of it. Harris hits all the same general plot points of almost all of the other books (slight spoiler but not really if you have read literally any of these books), so it did feel like just another monster of the week book. Really we are all just waiting for the drama to finally get resolved and that plot hasn't moved an inch.
Spoiler
Hero helps with her interviews of the poor, his father disapproves of the investigation, his aunt gives him all the gossip, he gets followed and then shot at, Jarvis is shadily involvedchadjames312's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
amygibbs's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I love the characters and this
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