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Charles Finch

3 Series • 20 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Charles Lenox Mysteries Books
Start with: A Beautiful Blue Death (2007)
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Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: The Last Enchantments (2014)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: What Just Happened: Notes on a Long Year (2021)

ⓘ About Charles Finch

Charles Finch is an American author born in 1980 in New York City. He is the son of Mary Truitt and Mr. Finch Jr. and a grandson to Anne Truitt a renowned artist and a writer. He is an author of mystery novels set on the Victorian era English. Charles Finch graduated from Philips Academy and Yale University where he majored in English and History. He also took his masters from Oxford University where he majored in Renaissance English Literature. He has lived in several places including France and London. Charles Finch started writing at the age of 21/22 while in college though at the age of 23 that’s when he got his idea of writing Victorian English mystery novels. He is an outstanding author and admits to getting most of his writing ideas when he has just woken up.

All Book Series by Charles Finch

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A Beautiful Blue Death

Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 2007

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2007
2
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The September Society

Book 2 of 18 · published 2008

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2008
3
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The Fleet Street Murders

Book 3 of 18 · published 2009

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2009
4
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A Stranger in Mayfair

Book 4 of 18 · published 2010

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2010
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A Burial at Sea

Book 5 of 18 · published 2011

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2011
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An East End Murder

Book 6 of 18 · published 2011

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2011
7
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A Death in the Small Hours

Book 7 of 18 · published 2012

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2012
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An Old Betrayal

Book 8 of 18 · published 2013

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2013
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The Laws of Murder

Book 9 of 18 · published 2014

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2014
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Home by Nightfall

Book 10 of 18 · published 2015

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2015
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The Inheritance

Book 11 of 18 · published 2016

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2016
12
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Gone Before Christmas

Book 12 of 18 · published 2017

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2017
13
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The Woman in the Water

Book 13 of 18 · published 2018

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2018
14
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The Vanishing Man

Book 14 of 18 · published 2019

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2019
15
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The Last Passenger

Book 15 of 18 · published 2020

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2020
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An Extravagant Death

Book 16 of 18 · published 2021

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2021
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The Hidden City

Book 17 of 18 · published 2025

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2025
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Midnight in the House of Commons

Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2026

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2026
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The Last Enchantments

Single-title series · published 2014

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2014
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What Just Happened: Notes on a Long Year

Single-title series · published 2021

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2021

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is Charles Finch?

Charles Finch is an American author born in 1980 in New York City. He is the son of Mary Truitt and Mr. Finch Jr. and a grandson to Anne Truitt a renowned artist and a writer.

Which Charles Finch series should I start with?

The best place to start is the Charles Lenox Mysteries series, the earliest of Charles Finch's multi-book series: it opens with A Beautiful Blue Death (2007) and runs to 18 books across 2007–2026, ending with Midnight in the House of Commons (2026).

How many books has Charles Finch written?

Charles Finch has 20 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2007 and 2026. 18 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Charles Lenox Mysteries series with 18 books — and 2 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.

In what order should Charles Finch's series be read?

Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Charles Finch's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Charles Lenox Mysteries (2007–2026, 18 books).

How are Charles Finch's books organised into series?

This guide splits Charles Finch's 20 books into 1 named series and 2 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Charles Lenox Mysteries (18 books, 2007–2026).