Why Kings Confess

In Regency England, January 1813, Sebastian St. Cyr's world is upended when a young French physician, Dr. Damion Pelletan, is found gruesomely murdered in a London slum. Beside the body lies Alexi Sauvage, a Frenchwoman with no memory of the attack, but whom Sebastian recognizes from a traumatic, defining incident in his own past—a brutal act of wartime betrayal. As Sebastian delves into the murder, he uncovers a treacherous web involving Pelletan's secret mission to negotiate peace between Napoleon and Britain. This investigation forces him into the heart of a decades-old mystery surrounding the "Lost Dauphin" of France, pitting him against the ruthless daughter of Marie Antoinette, who seeks to reclaim the French throne. With his pregnant wife, Hero, facing health scares and the killer drawing ever closer, Sebastian must confront his own guilt and a past he’s tried to bury, realizing the key to survival may lie in the hands of an old enemy. This case is not just about justice, but about Sebastian's very soul and the safety of his family.