Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is drawn into Where Shadows Dance, his sixth murder mystery, through his surgeon and anatomist friend, Paul Gibson.

This is set when most people had a horror of having their loved ones autopsied, even though future doctors need to learn human anatomy. That's why resurrection men stole corpses from their graves and sold them to doctors. Paul had wanted Alexander Ross' body because he had been told the young man had died of heart failure in his sleep. There was nothing wrong with Mr. Ross' heart. He was murdered.

By now, St. Cyr's strange 'hobby' of investigating murders is so well known in London that just asking about Alexander Ross has people wondering if that blameless young man from the foreign office was murdered. Mr. Ross' superior is most displeased.

Another subplot is the continuation of Miss Hero Jarvis learning that her request to know what sex was like before she died back when she and St. Cyr faced certain death, has left her pregnant. She's never wanted to be married, but doesn't want to leave her mentally fragile mother alone while she travels to far off places and comes back claiming her child is a foundling she adopted. Therefore, she accepts St. Cyr's offer of marriage, which will save her honor. Her mother is thrilled.

It's going to be a small and quick wedding: in-person invitations and arrangements take up part of the book. Lord Jarvis, Hero's ruthless father, is the political rival of St. Cyr's supposed father, the Earl. Worse, Lord Jarvis and St. Cyr are enemies. Both have the good of the United Kingdom at heart and are loyal citizens. The problem is that Lord Jarvis will not stop at having persons he considers a threat to that kingdom and its House of Hanover murdered. St. Cyr is passionate about obtaining justice for murder victims. Hero will have to learn to balance her loyalty to the main men in her life. (On the other hand, Hero can convey what she has learned from each -- with their permission -- to the other.)

We meet some interesting characters and another victim murdered in the same way as Ross. The second victim causes a bit of a problem for St. Cyr and Paul because Bow Street Magistrate Sir Henry Lovejoy wants Alexander Ross' body exhumed.

Actual historical events are involved in this mystery, one of which is the possibility of war with the Americans over the British navy stealing American sailors from Americcan ships -- and the American's desire to take over Canada.

There will be more murders before everything is solved in time for Sebastian and Hero to wed. This is not a soothing book to listen to for someone who wishes to be lulled to sleep, but it does help pass the time entertainingly if one is having trouble sleeping. ( )

The political intrigue of this mystery was a little more convoluted than I enjoy, but there were some parts I liked, and I'm generally pleased with the direction this series seems to be going in. So I'm pleased to continue with it. ( )

July 1812. Paul Gibson, anatomist and friend to St. Cyr, has illegally bought the body of a young man, Alexander Ross, who has died from a weak heart. But investigation reveals he was murdered. He asks for St. Cyr's help in discovering the murderer. A difficult case when there seems to be no motive. But soon another body is discovered.
An enjoyable and well-written historical mystery ( )

WHERE SHADOWS DANCE BY C.S. HARRIS is the 6th in the Sebastian St.Cyr series.

Lord Sebastian St Cyr is a young handsome man,living in England's 1800's. Even though Sebastian is a lord,he is also a criminalist,trying to solve those murders that he finds interesting. In WHERE SHADOW'S DANCE, he is called to the home of his best friend Dr.Paul Gibson. Gibson is an anatomist, he illegally procured dead bodies by buying them from grave robbers. This is HIGHLY illegal and could see him in jail or worse.
Gibson gets the body of a government official who has supposedly died of heart disease at a very young age. What Gibson finds is murder and of course calls on his friend to find the killer without exposing Gibson. What comes next is murder upon murder all in the name of good government .

I have become rather hooked on this series. The characters,their actions and their humor makes the Sebastian St Cyr series one of my favorites. This series offers the readers a mix of genre's . Mystery/historical fiction/romance and just a sprinkle of humor. ( )

Sebastian St. Cyr finds himself in the realm of international intrigue when he investigates the murder of a foreign office diplomat--a murder his reluctant bride-to-be, Hero Jarvis, knows something about. Set in Regency London: July, 1812.

Sebastian gets involved in a complicated investigation involving many suspects, different countries and various motives. I enjoy this author’s writing style but I had trouble keeping track of all the suspects so the story lost momentum for me. I still like Sebastian and Hero and enjoyed reading about their ups and downs. This is the least favorite of the books I’ve read in this series but I liked it enough to want to continue with the series. ( )