When a maid in Mayfair drinks an exotic poison, is it suicide?  

Or a case for Charles Lenox?

London, 1865.  On a gray evening late in autumn, amateur detective Charles Lenox's closest friend needs help.  A former servant of her house, Prudence Smith, is beautiful, a flirt, and dead. Was it an accident?  A suicide?  Or does the pile of gold in the house have something to do with it?  As Lenox begins to uncover the truth another body falls at the most fashionable ball at the season, and the chase is on before the killer strikes again...dangerously close to home.

The reviews of A Beautiful Blue Death are in: "A corker...particularly good," says The Washington Post. "A sparkling achievement," says Library Journal.  "Impressive...intricate enough to fool most readers," says Publisher's Weekly.

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“The mystery keeps the reader guessing, and the real charm here comes from the finely drawn characters.  The wide-ranging relationships that Lenox has forged over the years…make this a debut historical in the line of an Anne Perry or David Liss mystery to be savored slowly and with great pleasure.  Vividly capturing the essence of Victorian England, Finch presents us with a unique sleuth who combines the deductive powers of Sherlock Holmes with the people skills of Thomas Pitt.  A sparkling achievement, this is recommended for all mystery collections.” – Library Journal