A review by donotfaint
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch

5.0

A marvelous cozy mystery, with a charming new take on the independently wealthy Victorian private investigator. The nods to Sherlock Holmes make the sharp contrasts between Holmes and Lennox appear deliberate and delightful. Lennox, friendly, fully fleshed-out, and knowable, is also accompanied by a doctor friend, and both have flaws and pasts. Lennox’s elder brother is even a politician, but makes a perfect foil for Sherlock Holmes’s brother. Regardless of your familiarity with Holmes, however, the mystery stands on its own. Delightfully complex, without being too difficult to follow, and traversing the breadth and depth of London, each scene and character comes brightly to life.