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  • The Woman in the Water

  • Charles Lenox Mysteries
  • By: Charles Finch
  • Narrated by: James Langton
  • Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)
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The Woman in the Water

By: Charles Finch
Narrated by: James Langton
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Summary

London, 1850: A young Charles Lenox struggles to make a name for himself as a detective...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 crime - and promising to kill again - Lenox is convinced that this is his chance to prove himself.

The writer's 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 killer's 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.

©2018 Charles Finch (P)2018 Tantor

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Very enjoyable. Will read more

I have just finished listening to this and bought the next one. This is my first Charles Finch novel and I thought the Americanisms were due to bad research, not knowing that he has been writing the series for twelve years. Using 'fall' instead of autumn, referring to distance in 'blocks' and talking of 'half a pound' in wages instead of ten shillings or even half a guinea ... It was very annoying for a while but as the author has lived in England and evidently done a lot of research the language he chose must be deliberate. I will continue to enjoy the stories, James Langton's excellent delivery, and spotting as many Americanisms as possible.

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Only just

I finished the book. There was enough mystery there to keep my interest but not enough depth in characters to keep me through the next book. The characters were shallow and mostly cliche. The dialogue was childish.

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Delightful

I chose this purely because of its star rating,superficial perhaps, but generally when it is lurking in the ‘plus category’ my expectations are not high! However I am very pleasantly surprised at this one,
By Charles FInch ( must look up!) but it was a delight, the reading, by Johnathan Langton was leisurely and easy, a touch of whimsy, ’scuse the pun - and Altogether relaxing, though of course murder was ever present, as it should be in such a gentle tale. A perfect Audible choice.

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