- Hardcover: 310 pages
- Publisher: Minotaur Books (5 Aug 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312359780
- ISBN-13: 978-0312359782
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 15.5 x 2.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,495,462 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
3.5 Stars - I'm becoming a fan of Finch,
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This review is from: The September Society (Charles Lennox Mysteries) (Hardcover)
THE SEPTEMBER SOCIETY (Ama Sleuth/Trad Mys-Charles Lenox-England-Victorian) - G+
Finch, Charles - 2nd in series St. Martin's Minotaur, 2008, US Hardcover - ISBN: 9780312359782 First sentence: The first murders were committed nineteen years before the second, on a dry and unremarkable day along the Sutlej Frontier in Punjab. Charles Lenox returns to his alma mater when the wealthy mother of an Oxford student appeals to Lenox to find her missing son, George Payson is missing. Lenox finds one of George's best friends is also missing. The common clue is a card on which is the name "The September Society." The biggest issue I had this with book was due to the apparent lack of a good editor. There was a lot of repetition. For me, it was distracting. On the plus side is a cast of wonderful, realistic characters; Lenox, his manservant and friend Goodman in particular. I like that Lenox is taking on Dallington, the third, somewhat wastrel, son of a nobleman, as an apprentice and wonder whether this portends a shift in the series. I learned a lot reading this book. There is a wonderful blend of creating a sense of the story's time and place-- the book also made me hungry as Finch would describe the menu of most of the meals--with providing historical information as well. I didn't know John Wesley and his followers were named "Methodists," originally a pejorative term, at Lincoln College, Oxford because of their dull, methodical ways as viewed by others. The author also includes information on the beginning of ballistic analysis. I enjoy Finch's style for interjecting brief parenthetical information or explanations on things the reader may have noted or wondered about; i.e., "On the train once more that evening (the trips were becoming tedious)..." The climax was a bit abrupt, but the ending had a very good twist. Overall, I certainly enjoyed the book and shall certainly read more by Finch.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
September Society read in December,
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This review is from: The September Society (Charles Lenox Mysteries) (Paperback)
I have just read the second in this excellent series but would like to mention - and I hope Charles Finch and his American and English editors read these reviews! - one thing: please could they be edited with just a little more care? The stories are excellent: Lenox is a charismatic character, as is Lady Jane (soon to be Mrs Lenox) and Toto and McConnell. The setting is excellent; I love Lenox's house where he has a penchant for taking tea in his library; he has a doubty manservant/butler ... this is how a gentleman would love to live, I am sure. However, setting aside American spelling (color, traveling, etc) which I can cope with, what I should like to see changed are American terms such as railroad for railway, wire for telegram, stoop for doorstep, sidewalk for pavement and so forth. And I really don't think an English gentleman in 1866 would "shoot their cuffs" or "fix a drink." Other than that, as I say, excellent, readable, page turning stories.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Too many anachronisms,
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This review is from: The September Society (Charles Lenox Mysteries) (Paperback)
I found this book an OK read but agree with previous reviewers about the need for editing.The anachronistic language did spoil it for me - I even looked up 'stoop' to see if it was a word used in Victorian London and it was not, so I am left wondering why these Americanisms have crept into the book. The plot was OK and did have some reasonable twists - I particularly enjoyed the clue of the cat. But can someone explain something to me - you are hiding out in the country side and your companion is murdered so how do you strip the body, shave all the body hair off and then dress the cadaver again, then carry it for a distance to dump it - sounds pretty implausible to me and a bit creepy. I will give the series another go hoping I catch a better story.
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