The Fleet Street Murders by Charles Finch (Tuesday Intros & Teaser Tuesday)

 

Title: The Fleet Street Murders

Author: Charles Finch

Publication: 10 November 2009

Format: Kindle ebook

Amazon Description: 

It's Christmas, 1866, and amateur sleuth Charles Lenox, recently engaged to his best friend, Lady Jane Grey, is happily celebrating the holiday in his Mayfair townhouse. Across London, however, two journalists have just met with violent deaths — one shot, one throttled. Lenox soon involves himself in the strange case, but must leave it behind to go north to Stirrington, where he is running for Parliament. Once there, he gets a further shock when Lady Jane sends him a letter whose contents may threaten their nuptials.

In London, the police apprehend two unlikely and unrelated murder suspects. From the start, Lenox has his doubts; the crimes, he is sure, are tied. But how? Racing back and forth between London and Stirrington, Lenox must negotiate the complexities of crime and politics, not to mention his imperiled engagement. But as the case mounts, Lenox learns that the person behind the murders may be closer to him — and his beloved — than he knows.

Ramble-y Teaserish Stuff

 

I had every intention of reading this way back in 2015 after I read the first two. 

It was supposed to be part of that year's holiday read-a-thon.

I have no idea what happened.

I guess taking a seven year break between books wasn't all that detrimental since I instantly remembered who was who and fell in love all over again with Victorian England a la Charles Finch .... and particularly with Graham. I think I may even like him more than I do Lenox.

As a whole, this is quite probably the least festive of the books read this December. Yes, it begins on Christmas with two murders and some heavy holiday drinking by Charles and his brother, but that's really about it. The focus jumped back and forth here and there between the murders and the Parliamentary campaign and personal life issues. Not bad, but not what I was hoping for especially after a seven year wait.

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