A Gentleman's Murder

This debut mystery by Christopher Huang is consciously styled on the works by Agatha Christie and others notables from the "Golden Age."  Set in 1920's London, narrator Eric Peterkin is a veteran of The Great War, and as such, is deserving of membership in the Britannia Club, a gentleman's club open only to those who served in the military. His ancestors on his father's side were founding members of the club and there have always been Peterkins amongst the members. More importantly to many people, however, including some club members, is that Eric is half Chinese, and therefore not to be entirely trusted. Eric's avocation is editing manuscripts for murder mysteries submitted for publication. His mind naturally leans towards puzzle solving. So when a brand new member of the Britannia club is found murdered, Eric is determined to find the killer and, based on his own strong sense of honor, carry out the last wishes of the  dead man, Albert Benson, who confided to Eric that he was seeking to right an old wrong. The ending makes it obvious that we can expect more Eric Peterkin mysteries to follow.
Huang offers a twisty plot, a whole cast of possible suspects, detailed scene setting (you can almost smell the coal-fire tainted fog), an indictment of social classism and of the treatment of war veterans. Publishers Weekly says "Huang’s plotting, characters, and atmosphere are all top-notch," and there is a glowing review from the New York Journal of Books.