Title: Murder on Cold Street (Lady Sherlock #5)
Author: Sherry Thomas
Publisher: Berkley 2020
Genre: Mystery
Pages: 352
Rating: 5/5 stars
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Inspector Treadles, Charlotte Holmes’s friend and collaborator, has been found locked in a room with two dead men, both of whom worked with his wife at the great manufacturing enterprise she has recently inherited.
Rumors fly. Had Inspector Treadles killed the men because they had opposed his wife’s initiatives at every turn? Had he killed in a fit of jealous rage, because he suspected Mrs. Treadles of harboring deeper feelings for one of the men? To make matters worse, he refuses to speak on his own behalf, despite the overwhelming evidence against him.
Charlotte finds herself in a case strewn with lies and secrets. But which lies are to cover up small sins, and which secrets would flay open a past better left forgotten? Not to mention, how can she concentrate on these murders, when Lord Ingram, her oldest friend and sometime lover, at last dangles before her the one thing she has always wanted?
Another amazing version of a Sherlock Holmes story. This was slower than the last one, but more in line with a classic Holmes story. We a get a locked door murder mystery combined with a host of larger mysteries and questions. I loved seeing Charlotte, Lord Ingram, and Mrs. Watson (along with Miss Redmayne) work together to solve the mystery. We get to see more of Inspector Treadles and Mrs. Treadles and learn just a bit more about Moriarty’s syndicate. I did want to see more of Olivia, but alas, she was stuck at home. Can’t wait for the next one!
Lady Sherlock
#5 Murder on Cold Street
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