The Fleet Street Murders
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| Author | Charles Finch |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Charles Lenox series |
| Genre | Mystery, crime novel |
| Publisher | St. Martin’s Press |
Publication date | November 10, 2009 |
| Pages | 320 (first edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 978-0-312-56551-0 |
| Preceded by | The September Society |
| Followed by | A Stranger in Mayfair |
The Fleet Street Murders, by Charles Finch, is the mystery set in London and in northern England in 1867 during the Victorian era. It is the third novel in the Charles Lenox series.
While gentleman and amateur detective Charles Lenox is celebrating his engagement to his best friend and neighbor Lady Jane Grey, two journalists are murdered simultaneously across London. Lenox starts to involve himself in this strange case despite hostility from Scotland Yard, but soon must leave it behind to travel to Stirrington, in northern England, where he is running for a seat in Parliament. Once at Stirrington, he has to overcome local suspicion of an outsider, and faces a shock when Lady Jane sends him a letter casting doubt on their upcoming marriage. Meanwhile in London, the police have arrested two unlikely suspects. Lenox races back and forth between London and Stirrington to solve the crime, face the results of the election, and save his imperiled engagement. In the process, he discovers that the culprit is an old nemesis.
Awards and recognition
The Fleet Street Murders was nominated for the Nero Award in 2010.[1]
Publication history
The Fleet Street Murders was first published in hardcover by St. Martin’s Minotaur and released on November 10, 2009.[2] A large print edition was published by Center Point Publishing on December 1, 2009.[3] The trade paperback was released on July 20, 2010.
