The gap in time is deliberatefor once, the reader doesn’t know everything that Holmes does, and it heightens the suspense in her race to save the life of someone in whom we are heavily invested. In the meanwhile, Charlotte wrestles with a surprising proposal of marriage, a mysterious stranger woos her sister Livia, and an unidentified body surfaces where least expected. Here, Thomas opens with the scene that ended her last novel (A Conspiracy in Belgravia, 2017) before leapfrogging to a dramatic event. Being shunned by Society gives Charlotte Holmes the time and freedom to put her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use. Matters of loyalty and discretion aside, the case becomes even more personal for Charlotte as the missing man is none other than Myron Finch, her illegitimate half brother. The game is afoot as Charlotte Holmes returns in the atmospheric second novel in USA Today bestseller Sherry Thomass Victorian-set Lady Sherlock series. Lady Ingram, wife of Charlotte's dear friend and benefactor, wants Sherlock Holmes to find her first love, who failed to show up at their annual rendezvous. Watson, she's had great success helping with all manner of inquiries, but she's not prepared for the new client who arrives at her Upper Baker Street office. As "Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective," aided by the capable Mrs. The game is afoot as Charlotte Holmes returns in the atmospheric second novel in USA Today bestseller Sherry Thomas's Victorian-set Lady Sherlock series.īeing shunned by Society gives Charlotte Holmes the time and freedom to put her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use.
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