James Patterson

Brian Sitts

Crime! Murder! Who are you going to call? In New York City, three intriguing, smart, and stylish private investigators open Holmes, Marple & Poe Investigations. Who are these detectives with famous names and mysterious, untraceable pasts? Brendan Holmes – A keen, science-minded sleuth with an even keener sense of smell. Margaret Marple – A charming snoop who works best undercover. Auguste Poe – A weapons expert with a weakness for muscle cars and beautiful women. The agency’s daring methodology and headline-making solves attract the attention of NYPD Detective Helene Grey. Her solo investigation into her three unknowable competitors rivals the best mysteries of Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle, Agatha Christie, and Edgar Allan Poe.

The Three Biggest Names in the Murder Business Are Back!

Holmes, Marple & Poe

The last thing NYC really needs is another PI business.  But one with the names Holmes, Marple and Poe attached?  That's going to generate some interest.  So just who are these detectives who have taken the surnames of some of fictions best known and most loved amateur detectives and a celebrated author?

They have set up shop in a renovated bakery in Brooklyn - one with its very own murder to solve.  They soon get involved in a kidnapping, a murder, artifact theft and more.  They irk the local police and FBI and now have their very own watchdog in the shape of Det Lt Helene Grey.

I really enjoyed the premise of this book. Each sleuth has some of the characteristics of their namesake such as Holmes and his sense of smell, Maple’s love of a Sherry or Poe’s collection of hot cars. It's quirky and the secondary characters such as Helene and Virginia, who has to be the most capable new PA in the world, really add to the story.  We do learn a little of the history of our trio of 'tecs but by the end of the book they are still quite mysterious.  I really hope that further stories would let us see "behind the curtain" more. 

The pace is quick with shorter chapters to keep the action full throttle. The strands of the various investigations intersect and overlap and you're never quite sure where each investigation is going.  Hugely enjoyable and well worth a read.

Nicola Sarah Brooks

The last thing NYC really needs is another PI business.  But one with the names Holmes, Marple and Poe attached?  That's going to generate some interest.  So just who are these detectives who have taken the surnames of some of fictions best known and most loved amateur detectives and a celebrated author?

They have set up shop in a renovated bakery in Brooklyn - one with its very own murder to solve.  They soon get involved in a kidnapping, a murder, artifact theft and more.  They irk the local police and FBI and now have their very own watchdog in the shape of Det Lt Helene Grey.

I really enjoyed the premise of this book. Each sleuth has some of the characteristics of their namesake such as Holmes and his sense of smell, Maple’s love of a Sherry or Poe’s collection of hot cars. It's quirky and the secondary characters such as Helene and Virginia, who has to be the most capable new PA in the world, really add to the story.  We do learn a little of the history of our trio of 'tecs but by the end of the book they are still quite mysterious.  I really hope that further stories would let us see "behind the curtain" more. 

The pace is quick with shorter chapters to keep the action full throttle. The strands of the various investigations intersect and overlap and you're never quite sure where each investigation is going.  Hugely enjoyable and well worth a read.

Holmes, Marple & Poe The Three Biggest Names in the Murder Business Are Back!

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