A Beautiful Blue Death (signed first edition)
New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2007. First edition. Hardcover. First edition. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE HALF-TITLE PAGE immediately (unusually) preceding the first page of text. Fine, fresh, unused copy in equally fine, crisp dust jacket. Hardcover. Author's first novel. 309 pp. and the first Charles Lennox and Lady Jane mystery. On most days during London's long winter, Charles Lenox, a Victorian gentleman and armchair explorer, like to relax in his private library with a cup of tea, a roaring fire, and a good book. But when his lifelong friend Lady Jane seeks his help in a mysterious death, Lenox finds himself in the heart of another mystery. One of Jane's former servants is dead, and Lenox immediately suspects foul play: murder by a rare and deadly poison. The patrician house where the girl worked is lived is full of suspects, and when another body turns up, Lenox must untangle the web of loyalties and animosities surrounding the Barnard mansion. Fine / fine. Item #E35960
ISBN: 9780312359775
Price: $85.00