Sebastian St. Cyr is back from the Napoleonic wars and has resumed his life as Viscount Devlin. A woman is found brutally murdered and he is accused. He goes on the run determined to solve the vicious crime himself. More violence follows and he gets a helper in a street kid name Tom. The solution is dark. 
 I enjoyed this book. There were a lot of plot twists and red herrings that were believable. The author really brought the time period and setting to life for me. Will definitely read more in the series.