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The Woman in the Water

Charles Lenox Mysteries

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The Woman in the Water

By: Charles Finch
Narrated by: James Langton
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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 islets 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.

In the tradition of Sherlock Holmes, this newest mystery in the Charles Lenox series pits the young detective against a maniacal murderer who would give Professor Moriarty a run for his money.

©2018 Charles Finch (P)2018 Tantor Historical Mystery Traditional Detectives British Mysteries

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I was dubious about this as it’s set in England written by an American, and I’ve found other authors have been lazy in doing research and have been frustrated by inaccuracies. Not an issue with this book, Charles Finch has written a book that contains no obvious inaccuracies in either language or culture.
The characters are believable and likeable, the story kept me interested and the narrator has done a good job in performing the text.
All in all, highly recommended and will definitely buy more by this author.

Gripping

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I chose this purely because of its star rating,superficial perhaps, but generally when it is lurking in the ‘plus category’ my expectations are not high! However I am very pleasantly surprised at this one,
By Charles FInch ( must look up!) but it was a delight, the reading, by Johnathan Langton was leisurely and easy, a touch of whimsy, ’scuse the pun - and Altogether relaxing, though of course murder was ever present, as it should be in such a gentle tale. A perfect Audible choice.

Delightful

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Didn’t expect to like it as it seemed very heavily influenced by Sherlock Holmes and even a bit by the ripper murders as the characters had similar names to police officers and SH characters and I wasn’t really drawn in for a good section of it but by the end I enjoyed it and the fathers line at the end about gambling made me laugh and there’s some very touching scenes between father and son and I did find that by the end I was thinking I’d read another one in the series, it was an easy read too and anyone who enjoys Sherlock Holmes and historical mystery books would probably enjoy it, there are a lot of very likeable characters too!

Didn’t expect to like it

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Intelligent, charming and beautifully written, "The Woman in the Water" is a historical mystery set in London in 1850. This is my first encounter with both Charles Finch and the Charles Lenox series, but I will certainly read more by this author. Most recommended!

Very enjoyable.

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I have just finished listening to this and bought the next one. This is my first Charles Finch novel and I thought the Americanisms were due to bad research, not knowing that he has been writing the series for twelve years. Using 'fall' instead of autumn, referring to distance in 'blocks' and talking of 'half a pound' in wages instead of ten shillings or even half a guinea ... It was very annoying for a while but as the author has lived in England and evidently done a lot of research the language he chose must be deliberate. I will continue to enjoy the stories, James Langton's excellent delivery, and spotting as many Americanisms as possible.

Very enjoyable. Will read more

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I finished the book. There was enough mystery there to keep my interest but not enough depth in characters to keep me through the next book. The characters were shallow and mostly cliche. The dialogue was childish.

Only just

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Irritating and nothing new to see here. I think the upper class 19th century detective has been done much better. An unengaging lead character with nothing to encourage reader empathy surrounded by a series of other clichés including deferential but not unintelligent man servant and battle axe house keeper incompetent police force etc etc. Read Sherlock Holmes he goes at canter rather than this crawl and he was an original character with original story lines😴😴😴😴

Tedious Slow

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