{"product_id":"a-burial-at-sea-a-mystery-paperback","title":"A Burial at Sea: A Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Finch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAgatha Christie meets Patrick O'Brian in Finch's accomplished fifth whodunit set in Victorian England ... the best in the series to date.\u003ci\u003e--Starred Review, Publisher's Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e A Burial at Sea, \u003c\/i\u003eCharles Lenox, Member of Parliament, sets sail on a clandestine mission for the government. When an officer is savagely murdered, however, Lenox is drawn toward his old profession, determined to capture another killer. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 1873 is a perilous time in the relationship between France and England. When a string of English spies is found dead on French soil, the threat of all-out war prompts government officials to ask Charles Lenox to visit the newly-dug Suez Canal on a secret mission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once he is on board the \u003ci\u003eLucy\u003c\/i\u003e, however, Lenox finds himself using not his new skills of diplomacy but his old ones: the ship's second lieutenant is found dead on the voyage's first night, his body cruelly abused. The ship's captain begs the temporarily retired detective to join in the hunt for a criminal. Lenox finds the trail, but in the claustrophobic atmosphere on board, where nobody can come or go and everyone is a suspect, he has to race against the next crime--and also hope he won't be the victim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At once a compulsive murder mystery, a spy story, and an intimate and joyful journey with the Victorian navy, this book shows that no matter how far Lenox strays from his old life, it will always come back to find him.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Finch\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Charles Lenox mysteries, including \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Ma\u003c\/i\u003en. His first contemporary novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Enchantments, \u003c\/i\u003eis also available from St. Martin's Press. Finch received the 2017 Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing from the National Book Critics Circle. His essays and criticism have appeared in the N\u003ci\u003eew York Times, Slate, Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 8.25 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124673646727,"sku":"9781250008145","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bcc85159be11afb0c39366c3c713aac4.webp?v=1732571926","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-burial-at-sea-a-mystery-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}