Title: A Beautiful Blue DeathSeries: Charles Lenox Mysteries #1
Author: Charles Finch
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
Published Date: September 30th, 2011
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery
Format: Audiobook
Audio Time: 8 hr 58 min
My Rating: ★ ★
Goodreads Summary:
Charles Lenox, Victorian gentleman and armchair explorer, likes nothing more than to relax in his private study with a cup of tea, a roaring fire and a good book. But when his lifelong friend Lady Jane asks for his help, Lenox cannot resist the chance to unravel a mystery.
Prudence Smith, one of Jane’s former servants, is dead of an apparent suicide. But Lenox suspects something far more sinister: murder, by a rare and deadly poison. The grand house where the girl worked is full of suspects, and though Prue had dabbled with the hearts of more than a few men, Lenox is baffled by the motive for the girl’s death.
When another body turns up during the London season’s most fashionable ball, Lenox must untangle a web of loyalties and animosities. Was it jealousy that killed Prudence Smith? Or was it something else entirely? And can Lenox find the answer before the killer strikes again—this time, disturbingly close to home?
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My Review:
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an e-arc of this book in exchange for my honest review. I did end up getting the audiobook from my library.
I'm not going to lie I really struggled with this book and if I hadn't gotten the audiobook from my library I don't think I would have made it through it.
Not only is this book rather dry, it is also full of Americanism and the geography of the London in this book just doesn't make sense in my opinion. I found myself getting confused multiple times because of this. Also, the mystery itself was very easy to figure out, I think I had everything all put together quite awhile before the main character did.
I didn't really care for the main character or his friends and at times I found them to all be rather annoying. I know part of this is just because it's Victorian times and things had to be very formal. But I also think it comes back to the Americanism making things seem out of sorts I guess you would say.
I am glad I did read till the end as I did learn some about the university and a did like a few of the minor characters. I also realized while listening to this, that anymore I prefer to read Victorian era books from the servants or lower class point of view.
This book sadly just not ended up being for me, but I do know some people would really love this.
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