Of course, Scotland Yard wants no part of their help, but that doesn’t deter Charles. They are off to Scotland Yard to show them their conjecture and to offer their services. He and his valet, Graham, use the timeline given in the letter and find the case the letter writer must be claiming as his perfect crime. When one of those newspapers carry the text of a letter claiming that the writer had already committed one ‘perfect’ murder and would be committing another soon, Charles knew he had to be involved. He does that by buying copies of all of the newspapers and cutting all of the crime related articles out and filing them away. However, being the tenacious young man that he is, Charles perseveres by honing his knowledge of crimes in London, how they are solved and the details behind them.
He desperately wants to be a detective, but his few forays into it and his interactions with Scotland Yard have been very disappointing. We are introduced to a young Charles Lenox, just twenty-three years of age and newly living in London on his own. The writing is superb, the characters are fully developed and relatable, and the story is fast-paced, engrossing and detailed.
While it is shown as book #0 in the series because it is a prequel, it is actually something like the thirteenth if you count the novellas. This has to be the absolute best book of the Charles Lenox Mystery series so far. 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.WOW! I am in awe of Charles Finch and his writing and I’d give this book more than 5-stars if I could. 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. With few clues to go on, Lenox endeavors to solve the crime before another innocent life is lost. 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. 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. Scotland Yard refuses to take him seriously and his friends deride him for attempting a profession at all. London, 1850: A young Charles Lenox struggles to make a name for himself as a detective…without a single case.
This chilling new mystery in the USA Today bestselling series by Charles Finch takes readers back to Charles Lenox's very first case and the ruthless serial killer who would set him on the course to become one of London's most brilliant detectives.
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