The Lady Sherlock Series is written by Sherry Thomas. You can check out her website by clicking HERE.
If you are a regular around here, you might recall that a few years back I found myself listening to the original Sir Arthur Conan Doyle works as they were recorded by Stephen Fry. This collection on Audible is everything written by Doyle in pretty much the publication order. A fabulous listen, but a long one at 62 hours and 52 minutes. Totally worth it!
When Sherry Thomas published her first Lady Sherlock book, A Study in Scarlet Women in 2016 I could not resist.
NOTE: As a rule, I do not care for the plethora of female Sherlock Holmes wannabes out there. By that I mean the daughters, the wives, the whatevers. I know they have their fan base and that is fine, I just never found any that really captured my interest.
That first book had me hooked and I could not wait to read the next. Thomas has taken the core of what made Sherlock Holmes great and worked her own particular magic to build a new version of the Holmes genre, this time focusing on the women and their stories.
Each title in the series moves us a step closer to that inevitable final encounter with Moriarty. The plots are carefully constructed, the settings deliciously described and the threads of each book are carefully, deliberately interwoven in later books.
I’m not sure what I enjoy more, the mysteries or the stories. For example, I am currently re-listening to Tempest at Sea. Between the core job that Charlotte & company are working on and the murder(s) that take place in the middle of the journey (literally), I find myself awed by Sherry Thomas’ amazing plot twists not to mention her skill with plot in the first place.
Kate Reading does an exceptional job voicing all these characters and bringing the stories to life. She is one of my Very Favorite Readers.
If you are looking for a series that doesn’t talk down to you but draws you in and makes you think, this is for you. Check it out!
