Though the mystery still has many, many elements to it- some connecting to the overarching mystery of the series, which naturally connects to Moriarty, while others connect more directly to Charlotte and her home life- I thought it was better handled, more balanced, and easier to follow. Now that Charlotte and her world is established, the author has more freedom to focus on the mystery plots and incremental character developments, and it works well. That being said, I enjoyed A Conspiracy in Belgravia far more, and am thankful to NetGalley for providing me an ARC. The ultimate result was a book where Charlotte didn’t actually DO much, beyond listen to people, and a mystery so convoluted I still can’t make much sense of it.
The first book set up the series, and at times struggled between getting all the key characters in place and an interesting mystery. She has created a fictional brother, Sherlock Holmes, who is a detective, while she is merely a helpful sister. In this case, her name is Charlotte, and she is the disgraced daughter of the Holmes family. The conceit of the book series is fairly simple, and has been seen and done before: Sherlock Holmes is a woman. Before you attempt to read this book, I strongly recommend you read the first, both because it will give you a better sense of the world these characters are inhabiting, but also because key elements from the first book carry over into this one- the author is clearly building an overarching mystery, and you will be lost without firmly knowing the contents of the first. This book is actually the second book in the series, the first being A Study in Scarlet Women.
Charlotte’s investigative prowess is challenged as never before: Can she find her brother in time-or will he, too, end up as a nameless corpse somewhere in the belly of London? General Review 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. 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. 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. ISBN 9780425281413 Publisher’s Summaryīeing shunned by Society gives Charlotte Holmes the time and freedom to put her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use.
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