Charles Finch

American author and literary critic

For other uses, see Charles Finch (disambiguation).

Charles Finch

Born| 1980 (age 43-44)
New York City, U.S.
Occupation| Author
Alma mater| Yale University (BA)
Merton College, Oxford
Genre| Mystery novels
Literary fiction
Literary Criticism

Charles Finch (born 1980) is an American author and literary critic. He has written a series of mystery novels set in Victorian era England, as well as literary fiction and numerous essays and book reviews.

## Life and career

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Finch was born in New York City the son of the art critic Charlie Finch.[1] 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 Merton College, Oxford. He is the grandson of American artist and writer Anne Truitt.[2]

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[3] and was nominated for the Agatha Award for best new mystery of 2007.[4] The Fleet Street Murders came out in 2009 and was nominated for the Nero Award.[5] The Woman in the Water, released in 2018, is a prequel presenting the beginning of Lenox’s career in detection. The series is published by St. Martin's Minotaur, a division of St. Martin's Press.[6]

Finch's first contemporary novel, The Last Enchantments, was published by St. Martin's Press in early 2014.[7][8]

He has written for The New York Times and Slate[9] and regularly writes essays and criticism for The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, the Guardian, the Chicago Tribune and USA Today.[10][11] He was a 2014 finalist for the National Book Critics Circle's Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, losing to Alexandra Schwartz of The New Yorker.[12] He won the award in 2017.[13][14]

Finch serves on the curatorial board of the arts colony Ragdale[15] and the board of the National Book Critics Circle.[16]

## Bibliography

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### Charles Lenox series

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* A Beautiful Blue Death, 2007 Hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-35977-5
* 2007 Large print ISBN 978-0-7862-9921-8
* 2008 Paperback ISBN 978-0-312-38607-8

*     * 2009 German translation (Bella Indigo) ISBN 978-3-404-15989-5
* 2010 Russian translation (Прекрасная голубая смерть) ISBN 978-5-17-052226-2
* 2011 Audio ISBN 978-1-4526-5454-6
* The September Society, 2008 Hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-35978-2
* 2009 Paperback ISBN 978-0-312-56494-0
* 2010 Large print ISBN 978-1-60285-666-0
* 2010 German translation (September Society der Club der tödlichen Gentlemen) ISBN 978-3-404-16378-6
* 2011 Audio ISBN 978-1-4526-5455-3
* The Fleet Street Murders, 2009 Hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-56551-0
* 2009 Large print ISBN 978-1-60285-655-4
* 2010 Paperback ISBN 978-0-312-65027-8
* 2011 Audio ISBN 978-1-4526-5456-0
* A Stranger in Mayfair, 2010 Hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-62506-1
* 2011 Audio ISBN 978-1-4526-5457-7
* 2011 Large print ISBN 978-1-61173-080-7
* 2011 Paperback ISBN 978-0-312-61695-3
* A Burial at Sea, 2011 Hardcover ISBN 978-0-312-62508-5
* 2011 Audio ISBN 978-1-4526-5458-4
* 2012 Paperback ISBN 978-1-2500-0814-5
* 2012 Large print ISBN 978-1-6117-3321-1
* A Death in the Small Hours, 2012 Hardcover ISBN 978-1-250-01160-2
* 2012 Audio ISBN 978-1-6240-6152-3
* 2013 Large print ISBN 978-1-6117-3641-0
* 2013 Paperback ISBN 978-1-2500-3149-5
* An Old Betrayal, 2013 Hardcover ISBN 978-1-2500-1161-9
* 2013 Audio ISBN 978-1-6240-6777-8
* 2014 Large print ISBN 978-1-6117-3961-9
* 2014 Paperback ISBN 978-1-2500-4910-0
* The Laws of Murder, 2014 Hardcover ISBN 978-1-250-05130-1
* 2014 Audio ISBN 978-1-4272-4365-2
* 2015 Large print ISBN 978-1-6289-9420-9
* 2015 Paperback ISBN 978-1-2500-6744-9
* Home by Nightfall, 2015 Hardcover ISBN 978-1-250-07041-8
* 2016 Audio ISBN 978-1-5012-6269-2
* 2016 Large print ISBN 978-1-6289-9974-7
* 2016 Paperback ISBN 978-1-2500-9364-6
* The Inheritance, 2016 Hardcover ISBN 978-1-250-07042-5
* 2016 Audio ISBN 978-1-5012-6275-3
* 2017 Large print ISBN 978-1-6832-4280-2
* 2017 Paperback ISBN 978-1-2501-3019-8
* The Woman in the Water (prequel), 2018 Hardcover ISBN 978-1-250-13946-7
* 2018 Audio ISBN 978-1-5414-1522-5
* 2019 Paperback ISBN 978-1-250-13947-4
* The Vanishing Man (prequel), 2019 Hardcover ISBN 978-1-250-31136-8
* 2019 Audio ISBN 978-1-250-31820-6
* 2021 Paperback ISBN 978-1-250-31137-5
* The Last Passenger (prequel), 2020 Hardcover ISBN 978-1-250-31220-4
* 2020 Audio ISBN 978-1-250-26117-5
* 2021 Paperback ISBN 978-1-250-31221-1
* An Extravagant Death, 2021 Hardcover ISBN 9781250767134
* 2021 Audio ISBN 9781250767134

### Other work

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* The Last Enchantments, 2014 Hardcover ISBN 978-1-2500-1871-7
* Paperback ISBN 978-1-2500-6325-0
* Large print ISBN 978-1-4272-4365-2
* Audio ISBN 978-1-4272-4138-2

* What Just Happened?, 2021[17]

## References

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1. ^ "Walter Robinson Remembers Charlie Finch, the Iconoclastic Critic and 'Lifeblood' of Artnet Magazine for 15 Years". August 26, 2022.
2. ^ Archives of American Art Interview with Anne Truitt retrieved February 10, 2010
3. ^ "Best Books 2007". Library Journal. 2007.
4. ^ "Agatha Awards". Malice Domestic. 2008. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017.
5. ^ "Nominations for 2010 Nero Award Announced". Mystery Books News. 2010.
6. ^ "Charles Finch". Macmillan Books. 2008. Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2008.
7. ^ "Meet the Authors: Susanna Gregory Interviews Charles Finch". Little Brown. 2012. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
8. ^ Curtis Brown - The Last Enchantments retrieved January 23, 2012
9. ^ "Charles Finch". Slate. 2014.
10. ^ "Charles Finch". USA Today. 2013.
11. ^ "Charles Finch". The New York Times. 2015.
12. ^ "Charles Finch". Newsday. 2015.
13. ^ "National Book Critics Circle Award Announces Finalists For 2017 Award". National Book Critics Circle. January 21, 2018. Archived from the original on January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
14. ^ John Maher (January 22, 2018). "2017 NBCC Awards Finalists Announced". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
15. ^ "Curatorial Board". Ragdale. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
16. ^ "Board of Directors". National Book Critics Circle. Archived from the original on August 11, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
17. ^ "WHAT JUST HAPPENED". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved June 20, 2022.

## External links

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* St. Martin's Author Profile
* Questions & Answers with Charles Finch

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