C.S. Harris is back on track with her latest Sebastian St.Cyr offering. As readers of the series know, most of the novels contain two major elements: the mystery, usually a death or two, to be solved within the pages of the novel, and the on-going complicated saga of Sebastian's life. Both are handled adroitly in "What Remains of Heaven."

The murder element involves two corpses found in an ancient church crypt, both victims of violence; one belongs to the current Bishop of London, the other is a mysterious mummified gentleman with an Italian dagger protruding from his back. Are the deaths related? Is there one murderer or two? (I guessed one and missed on the other; Harris plays fair, the clues are there.)

With regard to Sebastian's personal life, suffice it to say, his past is catching up with him in more ways than one. The sometimes soap opera-ish saga of his relationship with Kat, his father, and Miss Jarvis continues - much to this reader's satisfaction.

Readers who haven't read the earlier books would be cheating themselves by starting with this one. By all means begin at the beginning and savor each one. ( )