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A young and eager Charles Lenox faces his toughest case yet: a murder without a single clue.

But the Duke’s concern is not for his ancestor’s portrait hiding in plain sight nearby is another painting of infinitely more value, one that holds the key to one of the country’s most famous and best-kept secrets. A painting of the Duke’s great-grandfather has been stolen from his private study.

The Vanishing Man – London, 1853: Having earned some renown by solving a case that baffled Scotland Yard, young Charles Lenox is called upon by the Duke of Dorset, one of England’s most revered noblemen, for help.

But when an anonymous writer sends a letter to the paper claiming to have committed the perfect crime―and promising to kill again―Lenox is convinced that this is his chance to prove himself. Scotland Yard refuses to take him seriously and his friends deride him for attempting a profession at all.

The Woman in the Water – London, 1850: A young Charles Lenox struggles to make a name for himself as a detective…without a single case.

Those prequel books can be read later, Charles Finch started publishing them in 2018, after the book The Inheritance.

From the streets of Victorian London to Parliament and even at Oxford, his alma mater, Lenox investigates murder mysteries as his career progresses into the world of politics-even if murder is always near.Ĭharles Lenox Books in Order: 1. Written by American author and literary critic Charles Finch, the Charles Lenox series is a series of mystery novels set in Victorian-era England.Ĭharles Lenox is an independently wealthy gentleman and a detective. If you liked murder mysteries in the past, more precisely Victorian-era murder mysteries, Charles Lenox is a detective for you. Affiliate disclosure: As an Amazon Associate, we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases from Amazon.