A Burial at Sea

A Burial at Sea

Cover art for A Burial at Sea
Author Charles Finch
Language English
Series Charles Lenox series
Genre Mystery, crime novel
Publisher St. Martin’s Press
Publication date
November 2011
Pages 320 (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN 9780312625085
Preceded by A Stranger in Mayfair
Followed by A Death in the Small Hours

A Burial at Sea, by Charles Finch, is a set aboard a Royal Navy vessel in 1873 and in Egypt during the Victorian era. It is the fifth novel in the Charles Lenox series.

Plot summary

Charles Lenox, gentleman and former amateur detective, is now a Member of Parliament, and his wife is expecting their first child. However, relations between the United Kingdom and France are increasing strained following the opening of the Suez Canal and several British agents have been murdered on French soil. Lenox is asked to undertake a secret mission to Egypt by Prime Minister Gladstone. However, the brutal murder of an officer on the HMS Lucy has Lenox re-using his rusty investigation skills at the captain's request.

Publication history

A Burial at Sea was first published in hardcover by St. Martin’s Minotaur and released November 2011.[1] The trade paperback was released in August 2012.

Reception

Finch received favorable reviews in several major newspapers. Publishers Weekly favorably compared Finch to Agatha Christie and Patrick O’Brian and said that A Burial at Sea was "the best in the series to date."[2]

References

  1. "Charles Finch". Macmillan Books. 2011.
  2. "Fiction Book Review:A Burial at Sea by Charles Finch". Publishers Week. September 12, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-21.

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