This chilling new mystery in the USA Today bestselling series by Charles Finch takes readers back to Charles Lenox?s very first case and the ruthless serial killer who would set him on the course to become one of London?s most brilliant detectives.
Charles Lenox Mysteries #11
Minotaur Books
February 2018
On Sale: February 20, 2018
304 pages ISBN: 1250139465 EAN: 9781250139467 Kindle: B071SL41KK Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
London, 1850: A young Charles Lenox struggles to make a name for himself as a detectiveβ¦without a single case. Scotland Yard refuses to take him seriously and his friends deride him for attempting a profession at all. But when an anonymous writer sends a letter to the paper claiming to have committed the perfect crimeβand promising to kill againβLenox is convinced that this is his chance to prove himself.
The writerβs first victim is a young woman whose body is found in a naval trunk, caught up in the rushes of a small islets in the middle of the Thames. With few clues to go on, Lenox endeavors to solve the crime before another innocent life is lost. When the killerβs sights are turned toward those whom Lenox holds most dear, the stakes are raised and Lenox is trapped in a desperate game of cat and mouse.
In the tradition of Sherlock Holmes, this newest mystery in the Charles Lenox series pits the young detective against a maniacal murderer who would give Professor Moriarty a run for his money.
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