The Woman in the Water
by Charles Finch
2020-12-29 18:04:48
This chilling new mystery in the USA Today bestselling series by Charles Finch takes readers back to Charles Lenoxâs very first case and the ruthless serial killer who would set him on the course to become one of Londonâs most brilliant det...
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This chilling new mystery in the USA Today bestselling series by Charles Finch takes readers back to Charles Lenoxâs very first case and the ruthless serial killer who would set him on the course to become one of Londonâs most brilliant detectives. London, 1850: A young Charles Lenox struggles to make a name for himself as a detectiveâ¦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 crimeâand promising to kill againâLenox is convinced that this is his chance to prove himself. The writerâs 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 killerâs 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.
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