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A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch
4.0

The word that comes to mind for this first in a series is ambling. You amble along with Charles Lenox as he becomes involved with solving the crime, you amble along with him as he solves it taking in stride the few bumps and surprises, and amble to the conclusion. There is nothing hurried here, but plenty of lovely period descriptions and character notes. The character of the butler is probably my favorite as he is something of an enigma but very loyal. A well told story all in all, Mr. Finch has secured my readership for the next in the series. If you like your mysteries unhurried and you like the Victorian/Edwardian era, you'll be sure to enjoy A Beautiful Blue Death.