Best C.S. Harris Books

The best books by C.S. Harris — 19 titles spanning Mystery, Historical Fiction, averaging 4.32 BLT 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 book in our collection is What Remains of Heaven (4.44 BLT stars). Browse the full list below.

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    What Remains of Heaven

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 5

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.44 BLT Score (9.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (9.6K)
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    When Maidens Mourn

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 7

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.42 BLT Score (8.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (8.8K)
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    Who Speaks for the Damned

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 15

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.42 BLT Score (5.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (5.1K)
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    Where Shadows Dance

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 6

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.41 BLT Score (9.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (9.4K)
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    Where Serpents Sleep

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 4

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.40 BLT Score (10.4K ratings)
    ★ 4.25 Goodreads (10.4K)
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    Who Buries the Dead

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 10

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.40 BLT Score (7.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (7.0K)
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    What Darkness Brings

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 8

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.39 BLT Score (8.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (8.0K)
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    Why Mermaids Sing

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 3

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.38 BLT Score (11.0K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (11.0K)
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    Why Kings Confess

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 9

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.38 BLT Score (7.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (7.2K)
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    Where the Dead Lie

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 12

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.37 BLT Score (5.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.29 Goodreads (5.8K)
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    Who Slays the Wicked

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 14

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.35 BLT Score (5.5K ratings)
    ★ 4.24 Goodreads (5.5K)
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    When Falcons Fall

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 11

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.34 BLT Score (6.6K ratings)
    ★ 4.23 Goodreads (6.6K)
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    What the Devil Knows

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 16

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.30 BLT Score (5.1K ratings)
    ★ 4.22 Goodreads (5.1K)
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    Why Kill the Innocent

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 13

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.27 BLT Score (5.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.19 Goodreads (5.8K)
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    When Gods Die

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 2

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.26 BLT Score (11.9K ratings)
    ★ 4.1 Goodreads (11.9K)
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    What Cannot Be Said

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 19

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.24 BLT Score (3.8K ratings)
    ★ 4.37 Goodreads (3.8K)
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    Who Cries for the Lost

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 18

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.22 BLT Score (4.2K ratings)
    ★ 4.32 Goodreads (4.2K)
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    When Blood Lies

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 17

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 4.16 BLT Score (4.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.31 Goodreads (4.7K)
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    What Angels Fear

    Sebastian St. Cyr • Book 1

    by C.S. Harris

    ★ 3.90 BLT Score (18.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.91 Goodreads (18.6K)
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