Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of 60 miles The mystery seems very similar in plot to others I've read. A Beautiful Blue Death: The First Charles Lenox Mystery (Charles Lenox Mysteries (1))
Revisiting the beloved school of his youth, Charles is overwhelmed by hisCharles Lenox, an English aristocrat who has dedicated his life to the under-appreciated career of amateur detective, is faced with a puzzling double murder that began nearly twenty years prior and has reached into the hallowed precincts of Oxford.
Well there are certainly some twisted and dangerous paths Charles is following here.
I found the book to be a little bit on the slow side at the beginning which is why I didn't rate it higher.I'm very much enjoying the Charles Lennox series becoming a fan as soon as I got engrossed in a Beautiful Blue death.
I'm being generous because I don't think any of the individual criticisms I'm about to dish out are particularly damning on their own, but together...All right. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations
Though facing personal conflicts of the heart in his sudden need to reveal his love to his lifelong friend, Lady Jane, Lenox is intrigued by the case and agrees to look into it.
When Lenox visits his alma mater to investigate he discovers a series of bizarre clues, including a murdered cat and a card cryptically referring to The September Society.
This one starts out slowly and takes time to build up and keep your attention. Then, just as Lenox realizes that the case may be deeper than it appears, a student dies, the victim of foul play.
Further investigation reveals this society is an elite group of retired military men who once served in the Punjab region of India.This is the second in the Charles Lenox series, and my personal favorite.
This is a really good installment in the series and I felt a little sad to find out that the main detective has resolved many a murder since the first book which the author simply alludes to but doesn't develop.
The tension is sustained throughout the story and comes to a satisfying conclusion.
When Lenox visits his alma mater to investigate he discovers a series of bizarre clues, including a murdered cat and a card cryptically referring to "The September Society."
I have read that and the first two books.
The greatest library in the world.” The series stars Kathryn Newton , Gideon Adlon, Sean Berdy , Natasha Liu Bordizzo , Jacques Colimon, Olivia DeJonge , Alex Fitzalan, Kristine Froseth , Jose Julian, Alexander MacNicoll, Toby Wallace and Rachel Keller . This 'case' toyed (not the best word) not just with my cerebral attempts at solving the case myself but actually with my emotions as well . What specter, returned from the past, is haunting gentle … Lenox's skills and those of his friends will be tested to the utmost before the solution to the intricate puzzle is revealed.“I've had my wild times now and then more than my share perhaps and I don't think I'll give them up, because I like them too well.”“The Bodleian above anything else made Oxford what it was . When Lenox visits his alma mater to investigate he discovers a series of bizarre clues, including a murdered cat and a card cryptically referring to "The September Society."
So, lovlies, let's look at The September Society by the incredibly talented Charles Finch (Yale and Oxford, people.
There, he finds a wealth of strange clues - including a murdered cat - that lead him to the secret "September Society," an elite group of retired military men who once served in the Punjab region of India. The style and pace of the story also remind me of fiction written during the Victorian era, more influenced by Anthony Trollope than Wilkie Collins.
So, lovlies, let's look at The September Society by the incredibly talented Charles Finch (Yale and Oxford, people. What could the September Society have to do with it? The September Society, by Charles Finch, is the mystery set in Oxford and London, England in autumn 1866, during the Victorian era.It is the second novel in a series featuring gentleman and amateur detective Charles Lenox, and the first of two books Finch has written about Oxford, along with The Last Enchantments. A Stranger in Mayfair: A Mystery (Charles Lenox Mysteries (4)) It seems that Finch, likewise, only two books in to this series, takes his craft seriously enough to further develop (sharpen) his (already laudable) skills. How in the world are they involved in the disappearance and brutal murder of a University student? Revisiting the beloved school of his youth, Charles is overwhelmed by his feeling of nostalgia and resentment at the unknown darkness that has marred his enjoyment of it. .
Love the fact that Lenox does make mistakes but nevertheless presses through to correct his short-comings and uncover (disentangle) the mystery before him. Lennox and friends appear to grow on you... An interesting mystery and being led to more of an understanding of the central characters was key for me here. The Fleet Street Murders (Charles Lenox Mysteries (3))
The prologue to the story is set in India where a double-murder 19 years ago is somehow connected to another murder in Oxford that Charles Lennox is asked to solve. Published I dont just read them one after the other.
When Lenox visits his alma mater to investigate he discovers a series of bizarre clues, including…
You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.Something went wrong. I saw the "twist" coming right at the beginning, but maybe that's just because I'm beginning to be genre savvy with mysteries.