author: Charles Finch
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 2015/11/21
date added: 2015/11/21
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review:
'A Beautiful Blue Death' by Charles Finch is the first book in a series about Charles Lenox, a gentleman amateur detective living in Victorian London. It's a good introduction to some interesting characters.
When we meet Charles Lenox at the beginning of this novel, it appears that he has been at his sleuthing for a while, and he is quite good at it. When his friend Lady Jane contacts him about the death of a former servant, he is glad to lend a hand in solving the case. What he finds is baffling and compounded when a second murder takes place. Add to that a whole house full of suspects with motives, and it makes for a tricky case to solve.
There are comparisons always to be drawn between any Victorian era detective and Sherlock Holmes. Lenox is more mannered and refined, but the similarities do persist from his disdain for Scotland Yard to his doctor friend whom he calls on for assistance. What is different is the help he receives from his manservant Graham, and the delightful Lady Jane.
While I enjoyed it with passable interest, it fell into the more cozy aspect of mystery books. I wouldn't mind seeing where this series goes by reading another one at some point. It's a pleasant enough way to spend a few hours.
I received a review copy of this ebook from St. Martin's Press, Minotaur Books, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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