Best C.S. Harris Audiobooks

The best C.S. Harris audiobooks — 16 titles ranked by listening experience across Historical Fiction, Mystery, averaging 4.31 ABR stars.

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C.S. Harris built one of historical mystery's most compelling long-running series with Sebastian St. Cyr, a Napoleonic-era viscount with shadowy skills and a troubled past who navigates the rot beneath Regency London's gilded surface. What Angels Fear establishes the formula perfectly: atmospheric period detail, sharp social observation, and a mystery that doubles as character study. Harris writes with assured, unhurried prose — she takes time to let the city breathe, the class tensions simmer, the moral ambiguity accumulate. Where Serpents Sleep and Why Mermaids Sing demonstrate her range, folding darker, more gothic elements into plots that never sacrifice historical credibility for sensationalism. Readers who want their mysteries steeped in real history, with a protagonist who grows and changes across the series, will find Harris enormously satisfying. Davina Porter's narration of the audiobooks is practically definitive.

C.S. Harris's highest-rated audiobook in our collection is What Angels Fear, narrated by Davina Porter (3.9 ABR stars). Performed by Davina Porter, Jenny Sterlin, Amy Scanlon. Rankings here weight the listening experience — narrator performance and Audible ratings factor alongside reader scores.

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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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    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)
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    While London awaits news from Waterloo, Sebastian investigates a mutilated major pulled from the Thames. Sterlin captures Regency London's anxious atmosphere.

How We Rank Audiobooks

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