A review by redowns1022
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch

3.0

The first book in a new mystery series by Charles Finch. It's a fun period piece, an armchair mystery that begs you to read it in a large comfy armchair with a pot of hot tea and snow falling outside. As the blurbs on the back say, it really is a blending of both the deductive powers of Sherlock Holmes and Poirot and the period details of 1800s London. There is a set cast of characters, a small number of clues, and a process of elimination to reveal the murderer.... Not as engrossing as a Doyle or Christie mystery, but a strong start for a new mystery writer. I highly recommend reading this when the first snow falls in the season!