Book description
Charles Lenox, Victorian gentleman and armchair explorer, likes nothing
more than to relax in his private study with a cup of tea, a roaring
fire and a good book. But when his lifelong friend Lady Jane asks for
his help, Lenox cannot resist the chance to unravel a mystery.
Prudence Smith, one of Jane's former servants, is dead of an apparent
suicide. But Lenox suspects something far more sinister: murder, by a
rare and deadly poison. The grand house where the girl worked is full of
suspects, and though Prue had dabbled with the hearts of more than a few
men, Lenox is baffled by the motive for the girl's death.
When another body turns up during the London season's most fashionable
ball, Lenox must untangle a web of loyalties and animosities. Was it
jealousy that killed Prudence Smith? Or was it something else entirely?
And can Lenox find the answer before the killer strikes again - this
time, disturbingly close to home? 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.
