Reading can be compared to a treasure hunt: Always on the look-out for
a gem that will reward you for your patience.
You’ll want to know that this second book in the Charlotte Holmes series is just that: a jewel sparkling and
irresistible – and worth the search.
What’s different about this book
There seems to be an abundance of books on the Sherlock Holmes theme
recently, many well-done and enjoyable reads. But this concept of a female who
creates and lives out the Sherlock Holmes mystique is unique: It bests the original and many times
over. The first book in the series was
excellent; this second book is strongly better and more appealing.
The reader who usually suspends judgment on a book and its quality
until some chapters in can rest easy: They are in the hands of a master weaver
who powerfully crafts characters, their interactions, and plots that bring a
genuine sense of suspense and mystery. I
have been delighted to find that I can read a passage in this series, miss the
undercurrents of meaning, and yet trust the author to strategically fill in the
invisible story line that I missed the first time through. I love being
surprised that the story between the lines resolves to be so beautifully just what
I would have wanted if I had known the options.
What I’ll do now that I’ve read
it
There is no reader I can think of to whom I don’t wish to recommend
this book, indeed, this series. All my
library patrons (above elementary level) should hope to read this series, and
I’m not only adding it to library collections – I’m buying family birthday and
Christmas gifts. Amazingly rewarding
reading for fiction, historical, and mystery suspense fans. And who doesn’t
like at least ONE of those genres?
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