Where to Start with C.S. Harris
- Best entry point → What Angels Fear
- What fans keep coming back to → When Gods Die
- Best narrator for C.S. Harris → Why Mermaids Sing
- Highest rated by listeners → What Remains of Heaven (Sebastian St. Cyr #5)
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What Angels Fear
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 1
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 3.90 ABR Score (21.5K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (18.6K) ★ 4.26 Audible (2.9K)More about this pick
Regency London's dark underbelly comes alive when a nobleman becomes the prime suspect in a brutal church murder, with Davina Porter capturing both aristocratic elegance and gritty desperation.
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Why Mermaids Sing
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 3
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.38 ABR Score (12.4K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (11.0K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.4K)More about this pick
In 1811 London, someone's killing prominent families' sons, leaving mutilated bodies in public with strange objects in their mouths—and Sebastian St. Cyr must hunt them down.
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Where Shadows Dance
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 6
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.40 ABR Score (10.7K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (9.4K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.4K)More about this pick
Sebastian St. Cyr faces an impossible case: solving a murder that officially never happened when his surgeon friend illegally acquires a Foreign Office rising star's corpse. Regency London's body-snatching underworld provides the twisted backdrop.
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Where Serpents Sleep
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 4
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.40 ABR Score (11.7K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (10.4K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.3K)More about this pick
Eight murdered prostitutes in a London refuge draw both Hero Jarvis and Sebastian St. Cyr into a case that powerful men want buried. Davina Porter balances the Georgian setting with psychological complexity.
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When Maidens Mourn
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 7
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.42 ABR Score (10.0K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (8.8K) ★ 4.7 Audible (1.2K)More about this pick
The murdered antiquarian was researching Camelot when her body turned up in the legendary moat. Davina Porter handles the historical details with precision.
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When Gods Die
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 2
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.26 ABR Score (13.4K ratings)★ 4.1 Goodreads (11.9K) ★ 4.56 Audible (1.5K)More about this pick
The Prince Regent's lover is murdered wearing a necklace connected to Sebastian St. Cyr's missing mother, drawing him into dangerous 1811 Brighton intrigue. Davina Porter balances period atmosphere with psychological complexity.
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What Remains of Heaven
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 5
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.43 ABR Score (10.7K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (9.6K) ★ 4.72 Audible (1.1K)More about this pick
Sebastian investigates a murdered Bishop found beside a decades-old corpse in an ancient London crypt. Davina Porter captures the Regency atmosphere and Sebastian's methodical detective work beautifully.
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Why Kings Confess
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 9
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.38 ABR Score (8.3K ratings)★ 4.26 Goodreads (7.2K) ★ 4.66 Audible (1.1K)More about this pick
Davina Porter's nuanced performance captures 1813 London's danger as Sebastian St. Cyr investigates a French physician's brutal murder during wartime.
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What Darkness Brings
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 8
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.39 ABR Score (9.0K ratings)★ 4.22 Goodreads (8.0K) ★ 4.7 Audible (1.0K)More about this pick
Sebastian investigates when his former lover's husband stands accused of murdering a notorious diamond merchant in 1812 London. Davina Porter's narration captures the Regency atmosphere and mounting tension beautifully.
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Who Buries the Dead
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 10
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.40 ABR Score (8.0K ratings)★ 4.24 Goodreads (7.0K) ★ 4.71 Audible (1.0K)More about this pick
A West Indies plantation owner's brutal decapitation brings Sebastian St. Cyr face-to-face with both murder and his dangerous past. Davina Porter captures Regency London's atmosphere while building tension through each revelation.
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When Falcons Fall
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 11
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.33 ABR Score (7.6K ratings)★ 4.23 Goodreads (6.6K) ★ 4.64 Audible (1.0K)More about this pick
Sebastian investigates a widow's suspicious death in a peaceful Shropshire village while uncovering secrets about his own family history. Porter's performance suits the Regency setting perfectly.
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Where the Dead Lie
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 12
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.37 ABR Score (6.6K ratings)★ 4.29 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.68 Audible (876)More about this pick
Sebastian St. Cyr discovers the tortured body of a homeless boy in 1813 London's abandoned factory grounds, launching an investigation into the city's darkest corners that Davina Porter renders with haunting clarity.
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Why Kill the Innocent
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 13
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.26 ABR Score (6.6K ratings)★ 4.19 Goodreads (5.8K) ★ 4.65 Audible (788)More about this pick
A murdered musician's connection to Princess Charlotte draws Sebastian St. Cyr into dangerous royal court intrigue. London's 1814 winter provides atmospheric backdrop for political conspiracy and personal betrayal.
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When Blood Lies
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 17
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Jenny Sterlin
★ 4.16 ABR Score (5.2K ratings)★ 4.31 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.49 Audible (544)More about this pick
Sebastian St. Cyr investigates murders connected to his family's dark history in 1815 France. Jenny Sterlin brings nuanced characterization to Harris's Regency-era detective work.
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What Cannot Be Said
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 19
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Amy Scanlon
★ 4.23 ABR Score (4.1K ratings)★ 4.37 Goodreads (3.8K) ★ 4.63 Audible (282)More about this pick
A 1815 summer picnic turns deadly when Lady McInnis and her daughter are brutally murdered, echoing killings from fourteen years earlier in Amy Scanlon's gripping historical mystery performance.
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Who Cries for the Lost
Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 18
by C.S. Harris
Narrated by Jenny Sterlin
★ 4.21 ABR Score (4.5K ratings)★ 4.32 Goodreads (4.2K) ★ 4.67 Audible (219)More about this pick
While London awaits news from Waterloo, Sebastian investigates a mutilated major pulled from the Thames. Sterlin captures Regency London's anxious atmosphere.
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