Author: Charles Finch
Published: October 3, 2017 by Minotaur Books
Format: Kindle, 80 pages
Genre: Historical Holiday
Series: Charles Lenox Mysteries #10.5
A novella that incorporates a conversation between Charles and his brother Edmond while recounting a recent case and conveying a bit of sibling rivalry to a warm conclusion during the snowy backdrop of Christmas in London.
Charles Lennox, called in by Scotland Yard, is asked to solve the suspected murder and disappearance of a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards -- with the only clues being a spray of blood in the cloakroom and a few personal items on a bench. As rumors and innuendos spread about the Lieutenant’s work and possible collusion, Lennox, with very little to go on, and giant leaps, neatly ties everything before sitting down to his own Christmas dinner.
With a Charles Lennox novel, you must disband a bit of credence since all the facts are not shared with the reader, and you end up playing a game of catch up before the final page and all parts are revealed. Gone Before Christmas is no different, just in novella form.
Charles Lennox, called in by Scotland Yard, is asked to solve the suspected murder and disappearance of a Lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards -- with the only clues being a spray of blood in the cloakroom and a few personal items on a bench. As rumors and innuendos spread about the Lieutenant’s work and possible collusion, Lennox, with very little to go on, and giant leaps, neatly ties everything before sitting down to his own Christmas dinner.
With a Charles Lennox novel, you must disband a bit of credence since all the facts are not shared with the reader, and you end up playing a game of catch up before the final page and all parts are revealed. Gone Before Christmas is no different, just in novella form.
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