Charles Finch

For other uses, see Charles Finch (disambiguation).

Charles Finch (born 1980)^[1] is an American author of mystery novels set in Victorian era England.

Finch was born in New York City. He graduated from Phillips Academy and Yale University where he majored in English and History. He also holds a master's degree in Renaissance English Literature from the University of Oxford.^[1] He is the grandson of American artist and writer Anne Truitt.^[2] He lives in Oxford, England.^[3]

His first published novel, A Beautiful Blue Death, introduced gentleman sleuth Charles Lenox. The book was named one of Library Journal’s Best Books of 2007^[4] and was nominated for the Agatha Award for best new mystery of 2007.^[5] The September Society, Finch's second historical mystery featuring the Charles Lenox character, was published in 2008. The Fleet Street Murders came out in 2009 and was nominated for the Nero Award.^[6] A Stranger in Mayfair, the fourth Lenox mystery, was released in 2010. A Burial at Sea, the fifth in the series, will be released in November of 2011. All five books are published by St. Martin's Minotaur, a division of St. Martin's Press.^[7]

Bibliography

Charles Lenox series

• A Beautiful Blue Death, 2007 (hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-35977-5, paperback ISBN 978-0-312-38607-8, large print ISBN 978-0-7862-9921-8, German translation (Bella Indigo) ISBN 978-3-404-15989-5, Russian translation (Прекрасная голубая смерть) ISBN 978-5-17-052226-2, audio ISBN 978-1-452-65454-6)
• The September Society, 2008 (hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-35978-2, paperback ISBN 978-0-312-56494-0, large print ISBN 978-1-60285-666-0, German translation (September Society) ISBN 978-3-404-16378-6, audio ISBN 978-1-452-65455-3)
• The Fleet Street Murders, 2009 (hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-56551-0, paperback ISBN 978-0-312-65027-8, large print ISBN 978-1-60285-655-4, audio ISBN 978-1-452-65456-0)
• A Stranger in Mayfair, 2010 (hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-62506-1, paperback ISBN 978-0-312-61695-3, large print ISBN 978-1-611-73080-7, audio ISBN 978-1-452-65457-7)
• A Burial at Sea, 2011 (hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-62508-5, audio ISBN 978-1-452-65458-4)

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "About the Author". Charles-Finch.com. 2007. http://www.charles-finch.com/about.html. 
2. ^ Archives of American Art Interview with Anne Truitt retrieved February 10, 2010
3. ^ Finch, Charles (2010). A Stranger in Mayfair. p. back cover. 
4. ^ "Best Books 2007". Library Journal. 2007. http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6510658.html. 
5. ^ "Agatha Awards". Malice Domestic. 2008. http://www.malicedomestic.org/agathaawards.html. 
6. ^ "Nominations for 2010 Nero Award Announced". Mystery Books News. 2010. http://www.mystery-books.com/2010/06/nominations-for-2010-nero-award.html. 
7. ^ "Charles Finch". Macmillan Books. 2008. http://us.macmillan.com/Author/charlesfinch. 

External links

• St. Martin's Author Profile
• Video Interview with the Wall Street Journal
• Questions & Answers with Charles Finch

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Name	Finch, Charles
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Short description	Novelist
Date of birth	1980
Place of birth	New York City, New York, United States
Date of death
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