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Charlotte holms is the third daughter out of the four from my understanding. The whole family is very eccentric, but charlotte is definitely the most eccentric of the lot. Charlotte is also her father’s pet and he spoils her rotten. Livia, charlotte's... Read More
The mystery is fun, diabolical, and a worthy variation on the sherlock theme. The plot hangs together well. It all comes together in the end so diabolically.
This isn’t a ‘take off’ of sherlock holmes – this is a total reimagining. It is truly one of the best retellings and reimaginings of holmes that i've read. Stumbled upon this series after reading a contemporary version of holmes and watson.
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The tale is too complicated and the means by which the heroine steps into the role of master sleuth stretches credibility to distraction. There is no foreshadowing. The mystery is confusing and it's concluded in the last 4 chapters without leading clu... Read More
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This was a lovely jaunt through the ins and outs of a beautiful historical setting and sherlock holmes mysteries with all the l... Read More
The first book is a bit complicated but they get easier to follow once you become familiar with the recurring characters
No one would take her seriously as a woman so she came up with the only solution that would suffice
Competitiveness
“do not undervalue what you are ultimately worth because you are at a momentary disadvantage
Which leads her through a series of unfortunate events to the detective business
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- This product had a total of 1,475 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 25 2022.
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A very different slant of the origins of sherlock holmes as a female not the sister or niece or even partner of as in other books of a similar theme
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A study in scarlet women by sherry thomas is the first book in the lady sherlock series not to be confused with sir arthur conan doyle’s a study in scarlet–which happened to be the first book with the dynamic duo
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The holmes name catches the attention of an investigator who is handling the slew of murders in the city
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The audiobook could be a little confusing at times since it wasn’t clear whose point of view it was in each chapter
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I am sure if i were reading the physical copy it would have been more clear
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I picked this up when browsing includedinmembership titles in audible and recalled hearing the author talk about the series on the smart bitches trashy podcast show
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