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The Last Passenger

de Charles Finch

Séries: Charles Lenox (Prequel 3)

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"From bestselling author Charles Finch comes the third and final in a prequel trilogy to his lauded Charles Lenox series. London, 1855: A young and eager Charles Lenox faces his toughest case yet: a murder without a single clue. Slumped in a first-class car at Paddington Station is the body of a young, handsome gentleman. He has no luggage, empty pockets, and no sign of violence upon his person - yet Lenox knows instantly that it's not a natural death. Pursuing the investigation against the wishes of Scotland Yard, the detective encounters every obstacle London in 1855 has to offer, from obstinate royalty to class prejudice to the intense grief of his closest friend. Written in Charles Finch's unmistakably warm, witty, and winning voice, The Last Passenger is a cunning and deeply satisfying conclusion to the journey begun in The Woman in the Water and The Vanishing Man"--… (mais)
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London, 1855. When a plodding, dissolute Scotland Yard inspector asks Charles Lenox for help solving a murder at Paddington Station, that request puts Lenox in a difficult position with most of the force. First of all, Charles is an amateur; secondly, unlike any police inspector, he’s of gentle birth (the second son of a baronet); and thirdly, he has a way of turning up evidence and making deductions that arouses envy.

But this particular case offers no clues to be envious about. The dead man carries no means of identification — no wallet, papers, or belongings — and the murderer removed all the labels in the victim’s clothes.

What’s more, the investigation reaches frequent impasses. You never have the feeling that justice is inexorable, which adds to the tension, and what strikes you most isn’t Lenox’s skill but his eagerness to learn. That quality separates him from some (though not all) duly sanctioned officers of the law.

Since The Last Passenger is the thirteenth entry in the Charles Lenox series, the third of a prequel trilogy portraying how he began his career, I didn’t know I’d wind up reviewing it until I realized, within the first few chapters, how it stood out for me from its siblings. The mystery is extremely clever, and the prose graceful, but with Finch, those are givens. Rather, what appeals to me most about The Last Passenger is how the narrative probes more deeply into Charles’s character and moral and political beliefs than any other installment I’ve read.

To many men of his social station, he’s betrayed his class, and they cut him accordingly, which hurts. That has happened before, but here, he aches more from it. Further, he fears his mother disapproves as well, which carries extra weight, and she’s his sole surviving parent.

Nor does his loneliness end there. Still a bachelor at age twenty-seven, and having extinguished his torch for his childhood friend and next-door neighbor, Lady Jane Grey (now, there’s a name from Tudor history!), he finds that Lady Jane and his mother keep putting eligible young women in his way. At first, he wishes they didn’t, but when one young woman in particular smiles upon him, he wonders about that thing called love.

I don’t remember another Lenox novel in which our hero pays so much attention to the disparity of wealth that the metropolis displays, and of which he’s an example. Nor has he before now recognized racial prejudice, in himself or anyone else, or considered deeply the institution of American slavery that has aroused protest in England as the story opens. (Echoes of current issues, perhaps?)

Finally, as regular readers of Finch’s series know, the author delights in peppering his narratives with arcane facts, of which this one offers a more than usual portion. Among other bits, you learn what the British railway had in common with ancient Roman chariot tracks; why, in prior centuries to the nineteenth, no respectable lady wore green; the derivation of the word nickname; and how the phrases mind your P’s and Q’s and cold turkey entered the language.

Also noteworthy is how Finch takes care to show his detective’s mistakes, and not only because Lenox is learning his craft. Unlike Holmes, say, Lenox never carries the whiff of infallibility, so he’s that much more human. And in The Last Passenger, you see his maturation in more than one way, which is very satisfying. This is not just another mystery, or even just another Lenox mystery. ( )
  Novelhistorian | Jan 27, 2023 |
1855. Charles Lenox is called on by Inspector Hemstock to view a body at Paddington Station, discovered in the Third Class car train. His clothing stripped of all identifying marks, and no luggage it would seem a diffcult case to solve. But it will have far reaching consequences.
An enjoyable and well-written historical mystery, with a likeable style of writing and good plotting.
Aided by its likeable main characters. The secondary characters are also well-developed and so add to the story.
A NetGalley Book ( )
  Vesper1931 | Jul 29, 2021 |
Charles finds himself helping Scotland Yard investigate the murder of a man left behind in 3rd class carriage from Manchester to London, all tags cut out of his clothing, hat & shoes missing...

Charles sees a conductor leave the train, but dressed incorrectly. When Charles travels back across the rails, he finds the real conductor dead on the side of the rails in a very desolate area.

As Charles makes inquiries an ad appears in the paper asking for the whereabouts of a missing man, who happens to be the murdered man on the train. The man was a u.s. congressman coming to England to petition the Queen & Parliament into stopping slave trade & abolishing slavery.

Meanwhile everyone (including Lady Jane, neighbor & childhood friend) is pressing Charles to marry, after all he is 27. When Charles does meet the woman he wants to marry, his heart is broken & it is Lady Jane who explains the whys of the young woman's decision & the pressures of society a young woman of distinction faces.

A very enthralling book, but as there was a catch to the investigation, the book became overly long (3-4 chapters) and I knocked off 1 Star.... This, however, did not diminish my interest in the conclusion. ( )
  Auntie-Nanuuq | Jul 13, 2020 |
This third prequel is a great addition to the Charles Lenox series. The plot delves into how he went about learning to be a detective. It also has Graham in, what could be, his best detective role. A fair amount of history and social commentary is includes without being pedantic or condescending. Also a bit of 1855 London society activity with clubs and parties. Enjoyable read. ( )
  MM_Jones | Jun 6, 2020 |
Always a fan for Mr. Finch. Another solid prequel, looking forward to getting back to present day here. I was a little disappointed as the author had run a social media promo in which he would use respondents names as characters in the book, but it doesn't appear to have happened.

*UPDATE*
Spoke to the author an he advised that this is an ongoing thing that will be picked up in the next book. He's a mensch. Also a good follow on Twitter. Very socially engaged, very progressive. ( )
  BooksForDinner | Mar 10, 2020 |
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Overall, a bit more history than mystery. Choose this if you revel in atmosphere.
adicionado por rretzler | editarKirkus Reviews (Dec 23, 2019)
 
Finch effectively integrates the politics of the time, including pre–Civil War tensions in America, and his insertion of subplots regarding his lead’s romantic life doesn’t distract from the clever murder puzzle.
adicionado por rretzler | editarPublishers Weekly (Nov 20, 2019)
 

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"From bestselling author Charles Finch comes the third and final in a prequel trilogy to his lauded Charles Lenox series. London, 1855: A young and eager Charles Lenox faces his toughest case yet: a murder without a single clue. Slumped in a first-class car at Paddington Station is the body of a young, handsome gentleman. He has no luggage, empty pockets, and no sign of violence upon his person - yet Lenox knows instantly that it's not a natural death. Pursuing the investigation against the wishes of Scotland Yard, the detective encounters every obstacle London in 1855 has to offer, from obstinate royalty to class prejudice to the intense grief of his closest friend. Written in Charles Finch's unmistakably warm, witty, and winning voice, The Last Passenger is a cunning and deeply satisfying conclusion to the journey begun in The Woman in the Water and The Vanishing Man"--

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