A Burial at Sea
by Charles Finch
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Pub Date Nov 08 2011 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Macmillan | Minotaur
Description
Charles Lenox, Member of Parliament, sets sail on a clandestine mission for the government. When an officer is savagely murdered, however, Lenox is drawn toward his old profession, determined to capture another killer.
1873 is a perilous time in the relationship between France and England. When a string of English spies is found dead on French soil, the threat of all-out war prompts government officials to ask Charles Lenox to visit the newly-dug Suez Canal on a secret mission.Once he is on board the Lucy, however, Lenox finds himself using not his new skills of diplomacy but his old ones: the ship’s second lieutenant is found dead on the voyage’s first night, his body cruelly abused. The ship’s captain begs the temporarily retired detective to join in the hunt for a criminal. Lenox finds the trail, but in the claustrophobic atmosphere on board, where nobody can come or go and everyone is a suspect, he has to race against the next crime—and also hope he won’t be the victim.
At once a compulsive murder mystery, a spy story, and an intimate and joyful journey with the Victorian navy, this book shows that no matter how far Lenox strays from his old life, it will always come back to find him.
Advance Praise
“A keen eye for period detail…. Readers of Anne Perry should be snatching up Finch’s books and clamoring for more.” --Library Journal (starred review) on A Stranger in Mayfair
“Finch captures the atmosphere of Victorian London…. [A] British mystery that will appeal to both procedural and cozy readers.” --Booklist on A Stranger in Mayfair
“A beguiling Victorian mystery [with] an amiable gentleman sleuth cut from the same fine English broadcloth as Dorothy L. Sayers’s Lord Peter Wimsey.” --Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review on The Fleet Street Murders
“A taut Victorian thriller delivered from the pen of a master.” --Deanna Raybourn, author of The Dead Travel Fast on The Fleet Street Murders
“Combines the sensibilities of Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle and Dorothy L. Sayers with the creative talents of its young author…. An all-around winner.” --Richmond Times-Dispatch on The September Society
“A fine specimen of the genre, due mostly to Finch's detective, the affable Charles Lenox… Particularly good is his delineation of Lenox's cozy-but-proper relationship with Lady Jane” --Washington Post on A Beautiful Blue Death
“The best sort of historical mystery—clever, charming, full of period detail, and a delight to read.” --David Liss, author of The Devil’s Company on A Beautiful Blue Death
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780312625085 |
| PRICE | 24.99 |
