A review by appalonia
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch

3.0

Charles Lenox is a gentleman of leisure who enjoys solving mysteries in his spare time. His good friend, Lady Jane Grey, requests his help when a former servant is found dead of an apparent suicide. Charles of course discovers the girl has been murdered, and there is no end of suspects or motives in the case. I enjoyed the story and the mystery and, although a bit convoluted, it was impossible to guess the resolution. Where Finch really excels is in his interpersonal relationships between the characters. You can't help but feel Charles and Lady Jane both might possibly feel more than friendship between them. And I enjoyed reading about the history of Charles unique friendship with his butler, Graham. This was a good historical cozy mystery and I will be reading the second book so see what develops between the characters. Three and a half stars.