For lovers of Sherlock Holmes, cozy mysteries and London, England this mystery is a match made in Holmes Heaven, I enjoyed it because I love mysteries set in England and cozies plus am a fan of Sherlock Holmes (especially the old Basil Rathbone movies made in the 1940s). This novel is part of a series set in New England but in ‘There’s a Murder Afoot’ English transplant Gemma and her American friends cross the big pond in January to attend a Sherlock Holmes Convention in Kensington, London.
This is a very skillfully written mystery blending action, lively dialog and surprise twists and turns with ease. It is in the ‘hard to put down’ category but it’s a relaxing style of suspense, with lots of humor and bantor that is not annoyingly cute but a bit tart especially between Gemma and her sister, the too British to be real, Pippa. It also has elements of classic Brit snob-ism and plenty of references to the charms of London which I would love to visit some day.
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