Friday, August 25, 2017

Friday Memes: A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas

Happy Friday everybody!
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Beginning:
Thank goodness for a blatantly obvious murder.
Friday 56:
"I wouldn't mind having someone to 'do' for me," said MacDonald, helping himself to a muffin.

Treadles couldn't complain. He might not have a valet, but since his wedding, he had never had to worry about how his meals got on the table or whether his clothes were overdue for laundering.
This week I am reading A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas. I got this second Lady Sherlock Holmes book from Edelweiss. Here is the description from Amazon:
The game is afoot as Charlotte Holmes returns in USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas’s Victorian-set Lady Sherlock series.

Being shunned by Society gives Charlotte Holmes the time and freedom to put her extraordinary powers of deduction to good use. As “Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective,” aided by the capable Mrs. 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.

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. 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.

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. 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?

12 comments:

  1. Oh, I am intrigued by the excerpts and the blurb. Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.

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  2. I read the first book in the series and it was just okay. However, A Conspiracy in Belgravia sounds really good. Thanks for mentioning it.

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  3. Ah, I've heard so much about this book, thanks for sharing the beginning and 56! It looks really good, I'm gonna order the first one! Thanks for stopping by my blog by the way!

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  4. I haven't come across a Sherlock Holmes retelling that I really love. The cover for this one is beautiful. Happy Friday!

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  5. This sounds good. I've never read anything by this author.

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  6. I agree - this looks worth a read. Enjoy. And thanks for the visit.

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  7. That's a great first line. It definitely makes me want to know more. Thanks for sharing! :)

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  8. Powerful beginning!! Happy weekend!

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  9. A lady Sherlock series? This book sounds like a lot of fun! Thanks so much for sharing it. :)

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  10. I've been hearing a bit about this series. I hope you are enjoying it!

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  11. I love that opening line. Haha. I have been hearing great things about this series, and I definitely want to give it a try. Thank you for sharing! I hope you have a great weekend!

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  12. I like the blurbs. Shades of Agatha Christie with a touch of Georgette Heyer thrown in!

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