Author: Vicki Delany
Series: Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mysteries (Book 11)
Publication: Crooked Lane Books (January 6, 2026)
Description: The game is once again afoot in Vicki Delany’s eleventh Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery, when birthday festivities end in freezing-cold murder.
Gemma Doyle is excited about celebrating Jayne Wilson’s big day. It’s supposed to mark not only the birthday of Jayne, her partner in crime, but also that of the Great Detective himself. Following the festivities at the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, Gemma heads for the Blue Water Café, the site of Jayne’s party. To make things even better, Jayne’s wedding is only a week away.
But the much-anticipated affair quickly turns to disaster with the presence of the bride and groom’s respective exes in attendance and other unruly guests. With drama at every corner, Gemma and Jayne take a break on the chilly deck overlooking the ocean when they spot the body of a party attendee floating in the water below.
As Detective Ryan Ashburton takes a closer look at the guest list, Jayne’s wedding is in peril, especially when it is revealed that her fiancé, Andy, is a prime suspect. With the police closing in and more lives on the line, it’s up to Gemma to keep Andy from prison and save Jayne’s wedding day from ruin.
My Thoughts: Gemma Doyle finds herself in the middle of a new mystery when Andy's ex-girlfriend dies at a birthday party he is throwing for his fiancée Jayne. It is just a week before the wedding. A party-crashing ex-girlfriend is only part of the problems.
The chef Andy has hired as his assistant is getting too independent and causing friction in the kitchen. Jayne's ex-boyfriend Robbie is back in town after his career as an artist has failed, and he's picking up shifts as a waiter in Andy's restaurant. He wouldn't mind breaking up Jayne's new romance. Things get even worse when Gemma goes to talk to Robbie and discovers an intruder in his apartment and Robbie's body.
With Andy ready to cancel the wedding to keep Jayne away from his troubles, Gemma has just a few short days to figure out what happened to the exes.
This was another fun entry into the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mysteries. I enjoy catching up with Gemma, Ryan, Jayne and Andy.
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