When private investigator Charles Lennox receives a message from Gerald Leigh, an old school friend, he is eager to see him, but when Lennox tries to get in touch with his friend, he finds that he has disappeared. After finally locating Leigh, Lennox learns that the reason for his friend's disappearance is that someone has tried to kill him.
The novel contains many reminisces of Lennox and Leigh's friendship as adolescents at Harrow and the mystery the two tried--and failed--to solve about who was funding Leigh's expensive education.
Leigh, now a prominent scientist, has returned to England, summoned by a lawyer who is handling a large, anonymous bequest left to Leigh. Lennox and Leigh want to discover if this is the same benefactor who paid for Leigh's schooling at Harrow and what the inheritance has to do with someone trying to murder him.
read in July; blog review scheduled for Oct. 10
NetGalley/St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books
Historic Mystery. Nov. 1, 2016. Print length: 304 pages.
I remember liking the first book in this series; I just haven't gotten around to reading any of the others. :)
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed the books I've read in the series!
DeleteSounds interesting. I'm not familiar with this author so I've to check out his books.
ReplyDeleteIt is a good mystery series, Melody. I like the Victorian setting. :)
DeleteI do enjoy a Victorian setting in mysteries. I really need to get to his books that I have on my shelves.
ReplyDeleteThis is a series that has improved with each book. :)
DeleteAnother series that I keep meaning to check out and just haven't gotten to yet. I even have the first book somewhere on my shelves! I love historical settings, especially Victorian so I am happy to hear you like this one and it continues to get better.
ReplyDeleteIt is fun with both circumstances and characters change throughout a series. :)
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