A Burial at Sea

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.

A Burial at Sea
Cover art for A Burial at Sea
AuthorCharles Finch
LanguageEnglish
SeriesCharles Lenox series
GenreMystery, crime novel
PublisherSt. Martin’s Press
Publication date
November 2011
Pages320 (first edition, hardcover)
ISBN9780312625085
Preceded byA Stranger in Mayfair 
Followed byA Death in the Small Hours 

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 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. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  2. "Fiction Book Review:A Burial at Sea by Charles Finch". Publishers Week. September 12, 2011. Retrieved 2013-12-21.


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