Home by Nightfall, Charles Finch
Home by Nightfall, Charles Finch
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Home by Nightfall
A Charles Lenox Mystery

Author: Charles Finch

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 8 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/10/2015


Synopsis

A death in the family brings gentleman sleuth Charles Lenox back to the country house where he grew up—just in time to confront an odd, unsettling crime in a nearby village.It’s London in 1876, and the whole city is abuzz with the enigmatic disappearance of a famous foreign pianist. Lenox has an eye on the matter—as a partner in a now-thriving detective agency, he’s a natural choice to investigate. Just when he’s tempted to turn his focus to it entirely, however, his grieving brother asks him to come down to Sussex, and Lenox leaves the metropolis behind for the quieter country life of his boyhood. Or so he thinks. In fact, something strange is afoot in Markethouse: small thefts, books, blankets, animals, and more alarmingly a break-in at the house of a local insurance agent. As he and his brother begin to investigate this small accumulation of mysteries, Lenox realizes that something very strange and serious indeed may be happening, more than just local mischief. Soon, he’s racing to solve two cases at once, one in London and one in the country, before either turns deadly. Blending Charles Finch’s trademark wit, elegance, and depth of research, this new mystery, equal parts Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, may be the finest in the series.

About Charles Finch

CHARLES FINCH is a graduate of Yale and Oxford. He is the author of the Charles Lenox myseries, including The Fleet Street Murders, The September Society, A Stranger in Mayfair, A Burial at Sea, A Death in the Small Hours, and An Old Betrayal. His first novel, A Beautiful Blue Death, was nominated for an Agatha Award and was named one of Library Journal's Best Books of 2007, one of only five mystery novels on the list. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on December 16, 2014

I have about fifty pages left to write, but objectively I'm pretty sure this is a five-star read......more

Goodreads review by Cherie on March 04, 2016

Another very wonderful story of Charles Lenox and his family. Sad news. The agency has a problem and a murder in the brothers' home town. I bought this latest book but listened to the audio on CD from my library. I could not pass up on listening to James Langton again! His voice makes the characters......more

Goodreads review by Kate on April 23, 2020

Author Charles Finch has really outdone himself with this 9th entry into the Charles Lenox Mystery series. He deftly weaves the stories of at least four mysteries throughout the book. His depth of research is sine qua non and his characters are strong, yet not infallible. Although each book can stan......more

Goodreads review by The Lit Bitch on November 13, 2015

I have been a big fan of Charles Lenox since I read the first book. What I love about the Lenox mysteries as they are easily read as standalone’s, they aren’t overly complex, the mystery seems like it should be obvious but it rarely is, and Lenox is a logical and likable detective who always makes s......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on July 05, 2022

Really good classic style mystery. Set more in the period of Sherlock Holmes than the Agatha Christie novels I consume regularly, but still really good. I also liked that the author didn’t try to mimic Sherlock Holmes and had a normalish detective. Also some really heartfelt dialogue between him and......more