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''A Death in the Small Hours'', by
Charles Finch Charles Finch (born 1980) is an American author and literary critic. He has written a series of mystery novels set in Victorian era England, as well as literary fiction and numerous essays and book reviews. Life and career Finch was born in N ...
, is a novel set in
England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
during the
Victorian era In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. The era followed the Georgian period and preceded the Edwardia ...
. It is the sixth
novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...
in the Charles Lenox series.


Plot summary

Charles Lenox, gentleman and former amateur detective, is now a prominent Member of the
House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. ...
. When selected to make the opening speech at the next session of
Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
, he takes up an offer to spend some time at his uncle’s estate in
Somerset ( en, All The People of Somerset) , locator_map = , coordinates = , region = South West England , established_date = Ancient , established_by = , preceded_by = , origin = , lord_lieutenant_office =Lord Lieutenant of Somerset , lord_ ...
. Although Lenox expected to find a few quiet weeks to prepare his speech, instead he finds a bizarre case of vandalism in the quiet village, and the murder of a local constable. Lenox investigates and finds that the situation is far more complex and sinister than it first appeared.


Publication history

''A Death in the Small Hours'' was first published in hardcover by St. Martin’s Minotaur and released November 2012. The trade paperback was released in August 2013.


Reception

Finch received favorable reviews in several major newspapers. ''
Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of B ...
'' called it “superb”


References


External links


''A Death in the Small Hours''
Official Macmillan Page

Review by ''Kirkus Reviews'' 2012 American novels Historical mystery novels Novels set in Somerset Fiction set in 1874 Novels set in the 1870s Novels set in Victorian England Novels by Charles Finch Charles Lenox novels Minotaur Books books {{2010s-hist-mystery-novel-stub