Sophia Rose Reviews Miss Moriarity I Presume by Sherry Thomas

For those who celebrate Christmas I hope yours was merry and what better way to start the Monday after Christmas than with a historical mystery reviewed by Sophia Rose. 
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Miss Moriarity I Presume by Sherry Thomas

#6 Lady Sherlock

Historical Mystery

Publisher:  Berkley

Published:  11.2.21

ASIN:  B08ZHTDKHP

Pages:  365

Rating:  5

Format: eARC

Source:  Net Galley

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GoodReads Blurb:

Charlotte Holmes comes face to face with her enemy when Moriarty turns to her in his hour of need, in the USA Today bestselling series set in Victorian England.

A most unexpected client shows up at Charlotte Holmes's doorstep: Moriarty himself. Moriarty fears that tragedy has befallen his daughter and wants Charlotte to find out the truth.

Charlotte and Mrs. Watson travel to a remote community of occult practitioners where Moriarty's daughter was last seen, a place full of lies and liars. Meanwhile, Charlotte's sister Livia tries to make sense of a mysterious message from her beau Mr. Marbleton. And Charlotte's longtime friend and ally Lord Ingram at last turns his seductive prowess on Charlotte--or is it the other way around?

But the more secrets Charlotte unravels about Miss Moriarty's disappearance, the more she wonders why Moriarty has entrusted this delicate matter to her of all people. Is it merely to test Charlotte's skills as an investigator, or has the man of shadows trapped her in a nest of vipers?

 

Sophia Rose's Review:

The series has built to this moment- a face to face between Charlotte Holmes and Moriarity.  Charlotte the brain behind the Sherlock Holmes persona has met her match and feels the danger of playing real life chess with such an opponent.  Love this series and could not wait to dive into the pages of this tension-wrought latest installment.

 

Miss Moriarity, I Presume is book six in a must-read-in-order series.

 

After the dangers of the previous Christmas, Charlotte has relaxed and enjoyed a budding, tentative relationship with Ash and worked on a few satisfying cases with Mrs. Watson.  But, then the request for a meeting comes and Charlotte is face to face than her archenemy Moriarity, himself.  He presents her with a new case that she can’t refuse and she knows full well there is something about the case that is a trap.  There are also elements about the case that puzzle her because they fit in with past ties.  Mrs. Watson is terrified and Ash is determined to be part of the investigation no matter the consequences.  Meanwhile, Olivia Holmes pursues her own clues to discover what the lost Mr. Marbleton was trying to tell them just before he was sucked into the Moriarity criminal organization.  Can he have left them something that will change the game and give them the upper hand of Moriarity?

 

I don’t know why I am still surprised at just how much each new book in the series sucks me in and leaves me both sated and in need of more.  Some aspects are easy to see the solution, but I do love the clever twists and the way seeming innocuous clues end up having great meaning later on.  Much of this book was getting the background on the current case regarding Miss Baxter and pursuing what clue Mr. Marbleton was trying to leave them before his departure.  It was also the first real skirmish between Charlotte and Moriarity and that was set up and handled so well that I was holding my breath a few times. 

 

There is also a bit of progress on the romantic relationship, but I thought it was interesting that as Mrs. Watson points out, they are not an easy couple and will always have to work at a compromise since they are so very different in needs and outlook.

 

A danger-frought climax occurred and the denouement set up things for what will come next.  It looks like things are going to get more intense than ever and there are new players in the game with higher stakes.

 

All in all, this was abso-fab historical mystery reading with a brilliant woman detective at the center of it all.  Those who haven’t started this series really must.

 

Author’s Bio:

Sherry Thomas writes both historical romance and young adult fantasy.

On the romance side, she is one of the most acclaimed authors working in the genre today, her books regularly receiving starred reviews and best-of-the-year honors from trade publications. She is also a two-time winner of Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® Award.

On the young adult fantasy side, there isn’t much to report yet, her debut book, THE BURNING SKY, book 1 of the Elemental Trilogy, has received a starred review from Publishers Weekly and been named to the Autumn ’13 Kids’ Indie Next List.

Sherry writes in her second language. She learned English by reading romance and science fiction—every word Isaac Asimov ever wrote, in fact. She is proud to say that her son is her biggest fanboy—for the YA fantasy, not the romances. At least, not yet…

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/sherrythomas

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/AuthorSherryThomas/

 

Sophia’s Bio:

Sophia is a quiet though curious gal who dabbles in cooking, book reviewing, and gardening. Encouraged and supported by an incredible man and loving family. A Northern Californian transplant to the Great Lakes Region of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball, Cats, Scooby Doo, and Chocolate.

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