A Beautiful Blue Death (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #1) in Around the World in 80 Books

Jul 14, 2013 Wanda rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, historical-fiction, thriller, mystery-cozy

One of my favorite combinations---historical fiction and a murder mystery. Set in the mid 1800's London, the main character is Charles Lennox, a typical Victorian gentleman and bachelor---second son of nobility who financially does not have to 'work' for a living. He spends his time in pursuit of his hobbies which include travel, archaeology, history and of course, sleuthing. All of the standard characters are in place--the trusty man-servant/sidekick, the elder brother with the family and seat ...more

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Sep 20, 2007 Pam rated it really liked it

Bought a few months back at MOTB. John highly recommends this one ... have moved it up the TBR Mtn.

TITLE/AUTHOR: A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Historical Mystery/2007/309 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: Debut -- 1st in series
TIME/PLACE: Victorian era, UK
CHARACTERS: Charles Lenox/gentleman detective
FIRST LINES:The fateful note came just as Lenox was settling into his armchair after a long, tiresome day in the city. He read it slowly, handed it back to Graham ...more

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Aug 31, 2022 Rachel N. rated it liked it

Shelves: mystery, series, england, historical-mystery, victorian, read-in-2022

Charles Lenox is an amateur detective living in Victorian England. His dear friend and next door neighbor, Jane, asks him to investigate the death of her former maid Prudence. Charles discovers she was killed with a rare poison. The suspects are limited to the residents of George Barnard's house. I liked the main character and the others who help him solve the case. My main problem is that the book doesn't really feel like it's set in the Victorian period. The author occasionally has Charles ref ...more

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