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Originally Posted by CCLady

Is it ok for a newbie to make a nomination?

It certainly is. The more the merrier.

Originally Posted by CCLady

So I thought I'd nominate something new (ok, pilotbob?).

Yea! (BTW: I have nothing against Agatha Christie or other classics)

Originally Posted by CCLady

I nominate "A Beautiful Blue Death" by Charles Finch. It's won a number of awards, and it was the first book I bought for GRUBERG (my K1). It's set in 1865 England and exceptionally well written. There's already a second in the series - The September Society - and a third is supposed to be in the works.

Thanks... do you have a short abstract/summary/back of the book type blurb you could add to your nomination?

EDIT: I found this on Amazon:

Set in England in 1865, Finch's impressive debut introduces an appealing gentleman sleuth, Charles Lenox. When Lady Jane Grey's former servant, Prue Smith, dies in an apparent suicide-by-poisoning, Lady Jane asks Lenox, her closest friend, to investigate. The attractive young maid had been working in the London house of George Barnard, the current director of the Royal Mint. Lenox quickly determines that Smith's death was a homicide, but both Barnard and Scotland Yard resist that conclusion, forcing him to work discreetly. Aided by his Bunter-like butler and friend, Graham, the detective soon identifies a main suspect, only to have that theory shattered by that man's murder. Finch laces his writing with some Wodehousian touches and devises a solution intricate enough to fool most readers. Lovers of quality historical whodunits will hope this is the first in a series. (June)

Sounds good, I will second this one!

BOb