Charles Finch

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Charles Finch (born 1980) is an American author of mystery novels set in Victorian era England.

Finch was born in New York City. He graduated from Phillips Academy and Yale University where he majored in English and History. He also holds a master's degree in Renaissance English Literature from the University of Oxford. He is the grandson of American artist and writer Anne Truitt.^[1] He lives in Oxford, England.^[2]

His first published novel, A Beautiful Blue Death, introduced gentleman sleuth Charles Lenox. The book was named one of Library Journal’s Best Books of 2007^[3] and was nominated for the Agatha Award for best new mystery of 2007.^[4] The September Society, Finch's second historical mystery featuring the Charles Lenox character, was published in 2008. The Fleet Street Murders came out in 2009 and was nominated for the Nero Award.^[5] A Stranger in Mayfair, the fourth Lenox mystery, was released in 2010. A Burial at Sea, A Death in the Small Hours, and An Old Betrayal were released in November of 2011, November of 2012, and November of 2013, respectively. All seven books are published by St. Martin's Minotaur, a division of St. Martin's Press.^[6]

Finch's first contemporary novel, The Last Enchantments, was published by St. Martin's Press in early 2014.^[7] ^[8] He has written for The New York Times and regularly reviews books for The Chicago Tribune and USA Today.^[9]

Bibliography

A Beautiful Blue Death, 2007 (hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-35977-5, paperback ISBN 978-0-312-38607-8, large print ISBN 978-0-7862-9921-8, German translation (Bella Indigo) ISBN 978-3-404-15989-5, Russian translation (Прекрасная голубая смерть) ISBN 978-5-17-052226-2, audio ISBN 978-1-4526-5454-6)
The September Society, 2008 (hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-35978-2, paperback ISBN 978-0-312-56494-0, large print ISBN 978-1-60285-666-0, German translation (September Society der Club der tödlichen Gentlemen) ISBN 978-3-404-16378-6, audio ISBN 978-1-4526-5455-3)
The Fleet Street Murders, 2009 (hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-56551-0, paperback ISBN 978-0-312-65027-8, large print ISBN 978-1-60285-655-4, audio ISBN 978-1-4526-5456-0)
A Stranger in Mayfair, 2010 (hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-62506-1, paperback ISBN 978-0-312-61695-3, large print ISBN 978-1-61173-080-7, audio ISBN 978-1-4526-5457-7)
A Burial at Sea, 2011 (hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-62508-5, paperback ISBN 978-1-2500-0814-5, large print ISBN 978-1-6117-3321-1, audio ISBN 978-1-4526-5458-4)
A Death in the Small Hours, 2012 (hardcover ISBN 978-1-250-01160-2, paperback ISBN 978-1-2500-3149-5, large print ISBN 978-1-6117-3641-0, audio ISBN 978-1-6240-6152-3)
An Old Betrayal, 2013 (hardcover ISBN 978-1-2500-1161-9, paperback ISBN 978-1-2500-4910-0)

Authority control	VIAF: 60991395 ISNI: 0000 0000 7370 4982 BNF: cb16169894z

Persondata
Name	Finch, Charles
Alternative names
Short description	Novelist
Date of birth	1980
Place of birth	New York City, New York, United States
Date of death
Place of death

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