A Three Book Problem

A Three Book Problem A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery

Vicki Delany2022
Gemma Doyle is back on the case in bestselling author Vicki Delany's seventh Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery when a poisoned dart ends in demise. It's a crisp, early October weekend, and business is slowing down as fall descends at the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium and adjacent Mrs. Hudson's Tea Room. Wealthy philanthropist and prominent Sherlockian David Masterson has rented Suffolk Gardens House, where he plans to entertain his friends in a traditional English country house weekend. As the chosen caterers, Jayne Watson and Gemma Doyle get to work preparing lavish meals and setting up Sherlockian books and props for entertainment. Meanwhile, police detective Ryan Ashburton has taken time away from his duties to assist in the kitchen. It quickly becomes apparent that David's guests don't like each other--or their host. Plus, some of them aren't even acquainted with the adventures of the Great Detective. Before Gemma can ponder their relationships a poisoned dart sails through the window of the library, presenting Gemma Doyle with a three-book problem.
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Sarah Sammis@pussreboots
3 stars
Apr 4, 2024

** spoiler alert ** Gemma is literally next to the man as he's murdered. In previous volumes she's been exceptionally observant. This time though she seems to take stubborn pride in not observing key things. Gemma is essentially Nerfed for the majority of the book and no sensible reason is given beyond not wanting to piss off her boyfriend while he investigates. Literally the instant she decides to employ her powers of observation she figures everything out. By then, though, ninety percent of the book is over — and we've had to sit through so much idle speculation about possible motives that have no bearing on the crime. http://pussreboots.com/blog/2022/comm...