Charles Lenox Mysteries Midnight in the House of Commons: A Charles Lenox Mystery, Book 16, (Hardcover)

<p><b>Amateur sleuth Charles Lenox investigates the murder of a Parliament member, moving through the glamorous high society of Victorian London in the next novel from acclaimed author Charles Finch.</b></p><p>In the spring of 1881, Lenox is caught up in the whirl of London life when his brother arrives to tell him that there's been a murder in the House of Commons. Robert Baddeley, a charismatic, womanizing Member, has been found poisoned in the hallowed chamber itself. Suspicion immediately falls on the women in his life, including his wife and mistress, but as Lenox digs deeper, he realizes that there were more than a few people who might have wanted Baddeley dead. </p><p>Meanwhile, Lenox must balance his investigation with his family life, which has grown increasingly complicated: his ward Sari struggles with heartbreak, the Lenox household receives an odd visitor, and a young woman comes to Lenox to implore him to find her fiancé, who has mysteriously vanished. </p><p>And just when Lenox is nearing the truth of Baddeley's murder, someone close to him is arrested for the crime--and Lenox must race to solve the case before losing everything. </p><p>Joyfully set in ballrooms, supper parties, palaces, and Parliament, <i>Midnight in the House of Commons</i> takes Charles Lenox through his trickiest, most satisfying case yet.</p>

• Charles Lenox Mysteries Midnight in the House of Commons: A Charles Lenox Mystery, Book 16, (Hardcover)
• Author: Minotaur Books
• ISBN: 9781250433947
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-11-03
• Page Count: 272