The Woman in the Water: A Prequel to the Charles Lenox Series (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #11)

by Charles Finch

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London, 1850: A young Charles Lenox struggles to make a name for himself as a detective--without a single case. Scotland Yard refuses to take him seriously and his friends deride him for attempting a profession at all. But when an anonymous writer sends a letter to the paper claiming to have committed the perfect crime--and promising to kill again--Lenox is convinced that this is his chance to prove himself. The writer's first victim is a young woman whose body is found in a naval trunk, caught up in the rushes of a small islet in the middle of the Thames. With few clues to go on, Lenox endeavors to solve the crime before another innocent life is lost. When the killer's sights are turned toward those whom Lenox holds most dear, the stakes are raised and Lenox is trapped in a desperate game of cat and mouse.
  • ISBN10 1250139465
  • ISBN13 9781250139467
  • Publish Date 20 February 2018
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 19 October 2021
  • Imprint Minotaur Books
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 304
  • Language English