A review by rjleamon11
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch

3.0

Found this one on a list of recommended mysteries--I can't remember where I saw it, but our library had it and I thought I'd try it out. It's the first of quite a lengthy series, and it's a bit rough at the start--awkward wording, some anachronistic speech, a bit too much backstory detail crammed in. About a quarter of the way through, I considered abandoning it, but decided to stick with it, and I am glad I did: as the story developed, Finch seemed to relax into better writing. There's a lot of cozy detail in this book--one of the big events is Lenox finally finding someone to make him really comfortable, warm boots, and Lenox seems to be constantly moving from one delicious meal to a tea of butter-drenched toast--which makes it fun to read. I plan to pick up the next one fairly soon!