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agkersh
Dec 26, 2015agkersh rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
A Beautiful Blue Death is the first book in the new Charles Lenox mysteries series by Charles Finch. It is set in 1865 London and has the main character of Charles Lenox, who is the second son in an aristocratic family. He loves the comforts of his life, reads everything and solves mysteries. He is the most fleshed out of the characters, but he is a stereotype and the others are even more so. The mystery in this book was entertaining, but not new, which led to slow plot movement and no real surprises. I feel that the period details were sloppy. I was hoping for more of an Anne Perry or Arthur Canon Doyle atmosphere, but it was more of a present day atmosphere with old idioms or facts thrown in which stood out even more for being incorrect. Congratulations to the author for being published and even continuing on in this series, but it was not a book I would continue to follow or recommend to my friends.