The Vanishing Man
β Scribed by Finch, Charles
- Book ID
- 110493723
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 614 KB
- Series
- Charles Lenox Mysteries: Prequel 2
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781250311368
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
From the critically acclaimed and USA Today bestselling author Charles Finch comes The Vanishing Man , a prequel to his Charles Lenox Victorian series,in whichthe theft of an antique painting sends Detective Lenox on a hunt for a criminal mastermind.
****London, 1853: Having earned some renown by solving a case that baffled Scotland Yard, young Charles Lenox is called upon by the Duke of Dorset, one of England's most revered noblemen, for help. A painting of the Duke's great-grandfather has been stolen from his private study. But the Duke's concern is not for his ancestor's portrait; hiding in plain sight nearby is another painting of infinitely more value, one that holds the key to one of the country's most famous and best-kept secrets.
Dorset believes the thieves took the wrong painting and may return when they realize their error--and when his fears result in murder, Lenox must act quickly to unravel the mystery...
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
The Vanishing Man is a collection of linked short stories about a man trying to come to terms with his past, a religious upbringing, in an ever-changing personal world that constantly throws him into self-doubt. He marries, finds happiness, only to go through a terrible divorce. He recovers, finds t
**"Fiction readers who crush on blue-blooded British detectives will fall hard for Victorian-era sleuth Charles Lenox." --_The Washington Post_** **** **From the critically acclaimed and _USA Today_ bestselling author Charles Finch comes _The Vanishing Man_ , a prequel to his Charles Lenox Victo
SUMMARY: Forensic expert Lincoln Rhyme and his protΓ©gΓ©e Amelia Sachs are called in to work the high-profile investigation of a killer who seemingly disappeared into thin air just as the police closed in. As the homicidal illusionist baits them with grisly murders that grow more diabolical with each