![]() ![]() So he is disturbed when before he even enters the house where the dead body is lying, a hackney pulls up and out comes his friend Lord Ingram, with Charlotte Holmes herself in tow. Treadles arrives at the murder scene looking forward to a nice, simple murder solved through old-fashioned detective work it will provide a soothing contrast to the Sackville case of the first book, whose “taxing irregularities” introduced an unacceptable amount of uncertainty into Treadles’ well-ordered world. He’s rather traditional in his views on gender roles and he hasn’t gotten over the shock of discovering that the brilliant mind he’d so esteemed belongs to a woman he regards as little better than a whore. ![]() ![]() Treadles is the police detective who relied on Holmes in the first book for help with his cases, before discovering to his dismay that Sherlock was actually Charlotte, and a notorious fallen woman to boot. The prologue opens with Inspector Treadles at the scene of a murder. In spite of the middling grade, I was definitely interested in reading this, the second book in the series. I read and reviewed the first book in your “Lady Sherlock” series, A Study in Scarlet Women, last year, and gave it a B. Jennie B+ Reviews / Book Reviews mystery / POC author / Series / Sherlock Holmes 10 Comments NovemREVIEW: A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas ![]()
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