Part of Lady Sherlock
First published 2017
Charlotte Holmes has built a successful practice as a consulting detective, operating from her Upper Baker Street office with Mrs. Watson at her side. Her latest client presents an unexpected complication: Lady Ingram, wife of Charlotte's friend and benefactor, seeks help locating her former lover who missed their yearly meeting. The missing man turns out to be Myron Finch, Charlotte's illegitimate half brother. As Charlotte navigates questions of loyalty between her client and her family, the investigation grows more urgent. Meanwhile, she faces a marriage proposal that catches her off guard, watches a mysterious stranger court her sister Livia, and discovers an unidentified corpse in an unexpected location. The case pushes Charlotte's detective skills to their limits as she races through London's streets and shadows. Time runs short as she searches for Myron, haunted by the possibility that her brother might become another anonymous victim in the city's dark underbelly.
Genres: drama, historical-fiction, mystery, british-literature, detective, 19th-century
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotionally-complex, intricate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, marriage-proposal, mystery-within-mystery, sibling-revelation
Setting: London, Upper Baker Street, Belgravia
Period: 19th-century, Victorian era
319 pages · Paperback · Berkley
Content warnings: death, murder