As he joins in a new partnership and their fledgling business fights for survival, Charles' reputation is under attack in the press. While he was learning to navigate the halls of Parliament, others were gaining expertise in his field. But he is finding it a more difficult transition than expected. His characters continue to grow, their lives and situations change, but they stay true to their principles.Īs the previous book ends, Lenox has decided to leave his career in Parliament, to pursue his first love - detecting. Finch has been able to maintain the excellence of this series, never resorting to any kind of formulaic plot, as, truly, most mystery series writers do. The last book was my favorite, so I wondered how this next one would compare.

Please let me know what I'm doing wrong, since I have remedial goodreads skills.Īnother really excellent entry in the Charles Lenox mystery series. You can find me on Facebook ( /charlesfinchauthor) where my reader are always giving fantastic book reviews, or Twitter ( /charlesfinch) which I don't like quite as much, though it's okay. I spend most of my time here writing, reading, walking my dog, and trying not to let my ears freeze off. Some of my favorite writers: George Orwell, Henry Green, Dick Francis, Anthony Trollope, David Lodge, PG Wodehouse, Bill Bryson, Roberto Bolano, Jonathan Franzen, Shirley Hazzard, Leo Tolstoy, AR Ammons, Philip Larkin, Edgar Bowers, Laurent Binet, Laurie Colwin, Jane Austen, Arthur Conan Doyle, Philip Roth, Henrik Ibsen, Geoff Dyer, the list could go forever.Ī bit about myself: I was born in New York City, and since then I've lived all over the place, in America, England, France.at the moment I'm in Chicago, where I just recently moved. My taste is all over the place, though I tend to really like literary and mystery fiction. Like most people on this website, I'm a huge reader. I also write book reviews for the New York Times, USA Today, and the Chicago Tribune and essays in many different places. My name is Charles Finch - welcome! I'm the author of the Charles Lenox series of historical mysteries, as well as a recent novel about expatriate life in Oxford, THE LAST ENCHANTMENTS. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads' database with this name.

The Laws of Murder by Charles Finch