Who Speaks For The Damned

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In June 1814, as royal families gather in London to celebrate the defeat of Napoléon, the festive mood is shattered by the murder of a disgraced British nobleman long presumed dead. Eighteen years prior, Nicholas Hayes, the late Earl of Seaford's third son, was accused of murdering a young French émigré and sentenced to life in Botany Bay. Disowned by his father, few were surprised by reports of his death in 1799. However, Nicholas has recently returned to London with a mysterious boy, who disappears shortly after his body is found. Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, is drawn into the investigation by his valet, Jules Calhoun. Together, they unravel the complex life of the late nobleman. Questions arise: Why did Nicholas risk everything to return to England, and what was the significance of the missing boy? As they delve deeper, they discover that several Londoners had motives to fear Nicholas's return, leading to the chilling possibility that one of them may have killed him first.