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Jun 06, 2014Eosos rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It is impossible not to compare Charles Lenox to Lord Peter Wimsey. They are both amateur gentleman detectives with a quiet and calm way of solving crime. When Lady Jane asks long-time friend and neighbour, Charles Lenox, to look into the death of a former maid, he immediately leaves the comfort of his fire and heads to the girls place of death. While investigating the murder, Charles finds himself involved in affairs of state and with his brothers help he unravels a web of deceit and greed. I quite liked this story. It slowly unfolded in a staid and quiet manner and yet there was no time I thought that the tale got boring or the descriptions were overpowering the story. It was peaceful and clever, Charles was interesting and the mystery had a great ending.