Newlywed Detective Charles Lenox has barely returned from his honeymoon with new wife, Lady Jane Grey, when his services are requested by a friend in Parliament. A footman has been bludgeoned to death with a break. As Lenox begins to investigate the murder, clues begin to turn up strange facts about the family the footman was employed by, as well as some strangeness about the footman himself. Lenox's investigation takes him into the heart of Victorian London-- from the boxing and gentlemen's clubs, to the posh society of Mayfair and the servants quarters-- as he attempts to ferret out the real criminal element. But will he ask the wrong questions and upset the wrong persons before he can find the answer to who killed the footman?
Author Charles Finch has once again taken his readers into the fascinating era of Victorian London in his fourth novel, A STRANGER IN MAYFAIR. Continuing the intriguing story of Detective Lennox and his charming wife, Jane, along with their friends, Finch keeps the continuity of this series fresh and active with each new tale. If readers enjoy a fast-paced mystery with a bit of Sherlockian atmosphere, Charles Finch is the author to read.
Returning from a continental honeymoon with his lifelong
friend and new wife, Lady Jane Grey, Charles Lenox is asked
by a colleague in Parliament to consult in the murder of a
footman, bludgeoned to death with a brick. His investigation
uncovers both unsettling facts about the family he served
and a strange, second identity that the footman himself
cultivated.
Going into the boxing clubs and public houses, the Mayfair
mansions and servantsβ quarter of Victorian London, Lenox
gradually realizes that an old friend may be implicated in
the footmanβs death. Soon a suspect is arrested, but Lenox
has his doubts. Desperately trying to balance the opening of
Parliament and what he feels sure is a dark secret, he soon
discovers that the killer is someone shockingly
innocuousβwho may be prepared to spill blood again, even a
detectiveβs.
In Detective Lenox, Lady Grey, and their circle of close
associates, Charles Finch has created a cast of inviting,
flesh-and blood characters. His evolving series, with its
keen eye for period detail and razor-sharp plotting, offers
readers an unparalleled brand of charm, sophistication, and
suspense.
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