Soon after, a corpse is discovered in the fields, assumed to be that of George's. Compounding the mystery is the disappearance of George's friend and confidante, Bill Dabney. Lenox travels to Oxford where he discovers a collection of bizarre clues in George's room-a dead cat, a red string, a fountain pen, a cryptic note and a card bearing the words `September Society'. Lenox is approached by George's worried mother, Lady Annabelle, who prevails upon Lenox to find him. "The September Society" is the second installment in the Charles Lenox Mysteries, this time involving crimes that occur in two different eras: the first, when two men are murdered in Punjab shortly after the Anglo-Sikh War and the second, nineteen years later in 1866, when a young Oxonian, George Payson, vanishes. Mystery at its best - treasure the touch of this stuff!! ![]() Also, the cover designs of "A Beutiful Blue Death", "The September Society" & (soon to come in paperback) "The Fleet Street Murders" would make a great boxed set for anyone who wants to have & hold & reach out to touch a part of 1860's Britain. The book, with each reread, becomes more & more of a friend. I visited the Turf with its scarred wooden tables, Cornmarket Street's crowded spaces & Christ Church meadow complete with cows & a stream. I was able to visit Oxford this past September and as I wandered about the old city, I felt as though I was reconnecting with an old friend. In "The September Society", all sorts of touch sensations remain. Just as the pleasure of putting pen to paper feels differently than simply communicating by a phone call or an e-mail, the books have an evocative touch that triggers the stories. One surprise for me was how nicely the books are together & how good it feels to touch them. ![]() ![]() When the paperback edition of "The September Society" became available, I found myself sizing up the three Charles Finch books all in a row.
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