Book description
Charles Lenox is at the pinnacle of his political career and is a
delighted new father. His days of regularly investigating the crimes of
Victorian London now some years behind him, he plans a trip to his
uncle's estate in Somerset, with the expectation of a few calm weeks to
write an important speech. When he arrives in the quiet village of
Plumley, however, what greets him is a series of strange vandalisms upon
the local shops: broken windows, minor thefts, threatening scrawls.
Only when a far more serious crime is committed does he begin to
understand the great stakes of those events, and the complex and
sinister mind that is wreaking fear and suspicion in Plumley. Now, with
his protege, John Dallington, at his side, the race is on for Lenox to
find the culprit before he strikes again. And this time his victim may
be someone that Lenox loves... Charles Finch
is a graduate of Yale and Oxford. He is the author of the Charles Lenox
mysteries, including The Fleet Street Murders
, The September Society
and A Stranger in Mayfair
. His first novel, A Beautiful Blue Death
, was nominated for an Agatha Award and was named one of Library
Journal's Best Books of 2007, one of only five mystery novels on the
list.
