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Book SynopsisAgatha Christie meets Patrick O''Brian in Finch''s accomplished fifth whodunit set in Victorian England ... the best in the series to date.Starred Review, Publisher''s Weekly
In A Burial at Sea, Charles 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.
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.
Once he is on board the Lucy, 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 ret
