{"product_id":"midnight-in-the-house-of-commons-a-charles-lenox-mystery-charles-lenox-mysteries-16","title":"Midnight in the House of Commons: A Charles Lenox Mystery (Charles Lenox Mysteries #16)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCHARLES FINCH is a novelist, literary critic, and author of the \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Charles Lenox mysteries. He has written essays, articles, and reviews for \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and was honored with the 2017 Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing by the National Book Critics Circle. He subsequently served on the NBCC's board, and has also been a board member of Ragdale and was a judge for the 2021 Pen-Faulkner Prize. He lives in LA with his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmateur sleuth Charles Lenox investigates the murder of a Parliament member, moving through the glamorous high society of Victorian London in the next novel from acclaimed author Charles Finch.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1881, Lenox is caught up in the whirl of London life when his brother arrives to tell him that there's been a murder in the House of Commons. Robert Baddeley, a charismatic, womanizing Member, has been found poisoned in the hallowed chamber itself. Suspicion immediately falls on the women in his life, including his wife and mistress, but as Lenox digs deeper, he realizes that there were more than a few people who might have wanted Baddeley dead. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, Lenox must balance his investigation with his family life, which has grown increasingly complicated: his ward Sari struggles with heartbreak, the Lenox household receives an odd visitor, and a young woman comes to Lenox to implore him to find her fiancé, who has mysteriously vanished. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd just when Lenox is nearing the truth of Baddeley's murder, someone close to him is arrested for the crime--and Lenox must race to solve the case before losing everything. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoyfully set in ballrooms, supper parties, palaces, and Parliament, \n\u003ci\u003eMidnight in the House of Commons\u003c\/i\u003e takes Charles Lenox through his trickiest, most satisfying case yet. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eFinch, Charles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCharles Finch\u003c\/b\u003e is a novelist and literary critic, author of the beloved Charles Lenox mysteries, following one of the earliest private detectives in Victorian London. The books have appeared multiple times on the \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller list. He has written numerous essays, articles, and reviews for \n\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and was honored with the 2017 Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing by the National Book Critics Circle. He subsequently served on the NBCC's board, and has also been a board member of the arts colony Ragdale and was one of three judges for the 2021 Pen-Faulkner Prize. He lives in Los Angeles with his family.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496048787734,"sku":"9781250433947","price":34.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781250433947.jpg?v=1783051701","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/midnight-in-the-house-of-commons-a-charles-lenox-mystery-charles-lenox-mysteries-16","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}