What the Devil Knows by C.S. HarrisMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I say this every time: such a fun series.
What I love here, and in most of the previous books, is the careful look at everyday lives as well as upper-class lives; we deal with a lord and lady who care about the poor, the overlooked, the impoverished, the oppressed. They actively work to undo some of the harm faced by people who never had a chance, and I love that about them. And the reader learns a ton about the way society worked back then, the way men and women thrived or didn't.
This story deals with the apparent return of a serial killer (or mass killer--I'm not sure which is best here) who terrifies a part of London. Evidence mounts that the man accused of the first murders years ago, who committed suicide in prison, was probably not guilty. Somehow, the deaths are connected to families who own pubs, but the reason is not clear.
My only struggle in these novels is that I can never pay sufficient attention to minor characters to know who's who without flipping back. "Is that the guy's brother... no, is that the guy who runs the brewery?" Every time I vow to keep track better, maybe write names down on cards or something, but I never do. Readers with a better memory won't have this problem, I'm sure.
As always, Devlin's wife Hero is played in my head by Anna Maxwell Martin, and I need someone to start filming these with her in that role...
Very entertaining book. Lots of fun to read. Informative too. 5 stars, easy.
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