New York: St Martin's Minotaur, (2020). SIGNED first edition - The 13th book to be published in this series of mysteries, a series which has been described as" ranging from the slums of London to the corridors of power," but this title is the third in a trilogy of prequels to the original series. Charles Lenox, a Victorian gentleman, is beginning to make his mark as a detective along with his friend Lady Jane. Set in 1855, a body is discovered on a train when it arrives at Paddington with no clues as to identity of the victim or why he might have been murdered. SIGNED on the title page. Promotional material laid in. 309 pp.