Showing posts with label The Lady in the Water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Lady in the Water. Show all posts

Friday, March 9, 2018

Sophia Rose Reviews: The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch

It's once again time to put the blog in the capable hands of my friend Sophia Rose who has a wonderful historical mystery set in 1850 London.
Take it away Sophia Rose!


The Woman in the Water by Charles Finch
#.5 Charles Lenox Mysteries
Historical Mystery
Publisher:  Minotaur Books
Published:  2.20.18
Pages:  296
ISBN:  1250139465
Format: eARC
Source:  Net Galley
Sellers:  Amazon -  Barnes& NobleKobo
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GoodReads Blurb:
This chilling new mystery in the New York Times bestselling series by Charles Finch takes readers back to Charles Lenox's very first case and the ruthless serial killer who would set him on the course to become one of London's most brilliant detectives.

London, 1850: A young Charles Lenox struggles to make a name for himself as a detective...without a single case. Scotland Yard refuses to take him seriously and his friends deride him for attempting a profession at all. But when an anonymous writer sends a letter to the paper claiming to have committed the perfect crime--and promising to kill again--Lenox is convinced that this is his chance to prove himself.

The writer's first victim is a young woman whose body is found in a naval trunk, caught up in the rushes of a small islets in the middle of the Thames. With few clues to go on, Lenox endeavors to solve the crime before another innocent life is lost. When the killer's sights are turned toward those whom Lenox holds most dear, the stakes are raised and Lenox is trapped in a desperate game of cat and mouse.

In the tradition of Sherlock Holmes, this newest mystery in the Charles Lenox series pits the young detective against a maniacal murderer who would give Professor Moriarty a run for his money.