The Inheritance, Charles Finch
The Inheritance, Charles Finch
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The Inheritance

Author: Charles Finch

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 8 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2016


Synopsis

A USA TODAY BESTSELLERA mysterious bequest of money leads to a murder in this new novel in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series whose last installment The New York Times called “a sterling addition to this well-polished series.”Charles Lenox has received a cryptic plea for help from an old Harrow schoolmate, Gerald Leigh, but when he looks into the matter he finds that his friend has suddenly disappeared. As boys they had shared a secret: a bequest from a mysterious benefactor had smoothed Leigh’s way into the world after the death of his father. Lenox, already with a passionate interest in detective work, made discovering the benefactor's identity his first case – but was never able to solve it.Now, years later, Leigh has been the recipient of a second, even more generous bequest. Is it from the same anonymous sponsor? Or is the money poisoned by ulterior motives? Leigh’s disappearance suggests the latter, and as Lenox tries, desperately, to save his friend’s life, he’s forced into confrontations with both the most dangerous of east end gangs and the far more genteel denizens of the illustrious Royal Society. When someone close to the bequest dies, Lenox must finally delve deep into the past to uncover at last the identity of the person who is either his friend’s savior – or his lethal enemy.

About Charles Finch

Charles Finch is the author of the Charles Lenox mysteries, including The Inheritance and A Beautiful Blue Death, which was nominated for an Agatha Award and was named one of Library Journal's Best Books of 2007. He is a graduate of Yale and Oxford, and lives in Chicago.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Charles on October 14, 2016

I wrote this book! Six stars, possibly six and a half!......more

Goodreads review by Malia on August 28, 2017

I'm sure I've mentioned this before in a review of another book in this series, but what I love most about Lenox is that he seems so real. We may be separated by time space and realms of fiction vs. reality, and still I am surprised sometimes reading the books that I can never meet Charles Lenox. In......more

Goodreads review by The Lit Bitch on November 18, 2016

One of my favorite ‘armchair detectives’ is back…..though he’s less of an amateur and more of a professional than he was in the first books! The Charles Lenox series has been a fall fixture for me for quite some time. Some of the mysteries I liked better than others but this one was especially deligh......more

Goodreads review by Cherie on April 27, 2017

I love Charles Lenox and his family and friends. I love Charles Finch's stories. And I really love James Langton's ability to narrate and bring these characters to life. A walk down memory lane with Charles and a school friend, a murder mystery and a Mysterious Benefactor are the central themes in t......more

Goodreads review by Linda on December 06, 2016

t's a snowy, cold day in London and Charles Lenox is awaiting a visit from an old school friend, Gerald Leigh. Both men were at Harrow 30 years earlier and Lenox has seen him only a few times since. Leigh was a complete misfit at Harrow, eventually expelled, and Lenox was his only friend. So when Le......more