{"id":9151,"date":"2017-07-18T19:19:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T23:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=9151"},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T23:01:00","slug":"where-the-dead-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/9151","title":{"rendered":"Where the Dead Lie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Where the Dead Lie<\/a><\/em> (2017) C.S. Harris<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Set in London in September 1813.<\/p>\n

In case you’ve lost track, this is book 12 in the Sebastian St Cry series.<\/p>\n

Sebastian is becoming used to fatherhood, and although his sister still hates him, Sebastian’s father has been reaching out to Sebastian, to try perhaps to repair their relationship. And the fact that Hero is letting him spend time with his grandson doesn’t hurt.<\/p>\n

The mystery here is far more along the lines of Hero’s interests: an ex-solder stumbles upon two men attempting to bury the body of a murdered boy. Both men get away, and because it was only a street child, the magistrate closes the case as soon as it’s brought in. However, the local constable doesn’t like it, and the story ends up piquing Sebastian’s curiosity. <\/p>\n

He insists that Benji Thatcher\u2019s injuries were most likely sustained in whatever accidental fall killed him.\u201d <\/p>\n

Sebastian rested his shoulders against his bench\u2019s high, old-fashioned back. \u201cAnd the ligature marks around his neck?\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cSir Arthur doesn\u2019t seem to recall those.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Or perhaps making Sebastian angry is closer to the truth.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe was sent to Botany Bay?\u201d <\/p>\n

Gowan took another big bite of his pie. \u201cAye. Scheduled to hang at first, she was. But the sentence was commuted to seven years\u2019 transportation at the end of the sessions. She begged \u2019em to let her take the children with her\u2014 didn\u2019t have no family hereabouts t\u2019 leave \u2019em with. But the magistrates wouldn\u2019t do it. Said Benji and Sybil was old enough to fend fer themselves.\u201d The constable shook his head. \u201cSybil was five at the time. How was she supposed to fend fer herself?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a very difficult story, in that it deals with the torture, rape, murder, and above all poverty of children–and the willful blindness of the society to the poor.<\/p>\n

There are also some really terrible human beings who are allowed to roam free because they happen to be rich or noble or both.<\/p>\n

It’s a good mystery, and a reflection of the times in which the story is set, but it is hard to read about so many evildoers going unpunished.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Published by Berkley <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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