When another body turns up during the London season's most fashionable ball, Lenox must untangle a web of loyalties and animosities. 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. Charles Finch, A Beautiful Blue Death tags: integrity 36 likes Like When you're finally a grown-up, one of the things you find is that there are no grown-ups. But Lenox suspects something far more sinister: murder, by a rare and deadly poison.

But when his lifelong friend Lady Jane asks for his help, Lenox cannot resist the chance to unravel a mystery.Prudence Smith, one of Janes former servants, is dead of an apparent suicide. He read it slowly, handed it back to Graham, and told him to throw it away. ISBN: 978-1-4299-5533-1 CHAPTER 1 The fateful note came just as Lenox was settling into his armchair after a long, tiresome day in the city. Martin's Press Copyright 2007 Charles FinchAll rights reserved.

Prudence Smith, one of Jane's former servants, is dead of an apparent suicide. 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. A Beautiful Blue Death By Charles Finch St. But when his lifelong friend Lady Jane asks for his help, Lenox cannot resist the chance to unravel a mystery. Charles Lenox is at the pinnacle of his political career and is a delighted new father. Charles Lenox jumps headlong into the detective business to help a friend in need in this enthralling first mystery in the New York Times bestselling series.Ĭharles 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. From Charles Finch, the critically acclaimed author of A Beautiful Blue Death and A Burial at Sea, comes A Death in the Small Hours-an intriguing installment in the Charles Lenox Mysteries, deemed 'a beguiling series' by The New York Times.

A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch