Following her fake death, Charlotte must use her newfound anonymity to finish off Moriarty when she is given an interesting offer. Lord Remington wants her to find a dossier that the government has lost, and he will gift her his protection.
Charlotte and Mrs. Watson end up on the RMS Provence along with Lord Ingram, Livia, Mrs. Newell, and horror upon horrors, Lady Holmes. On the night they attempt to search their suspect’s cabin, there also happens to be a murder.
The last thing Charlotte needs is to be enmeshed in a murder. But when the evidence begins to point towards her own mother, Charlotte and Lord Ingram work together to find the real culprit before the ship reaches Gibraltar.
I have read all of Sherry Thomas’s Lady Sherlock series as it is one of my favorite series.
I can honestly say after reading Miss Moriarty, I Presume?, this novel felt very light in comparison. Miss Moriarty left my heart in my throat and tears in my eyes. This was more like allowing the reader some breathing room to recover but kept the world narrative moving. Sometimes this can hurt the author because the reader is so used action that it almost feels like a let-down. I don’t think it hurts necessarily as it seems more like a set-up for the later action suspense that I hope Sherry Thomas is writing.
I also like that Lord Ingram and Charlotte appear to be thinking more about their relationship. It is not the focal point of the novel, but it is in the background, and I love it. I believe Charlotte has already proved to everyone that she is more than capable of taking care of herself, but she also is showing growth in understanding other people. I believe she’s beginning to get to the point where she realizes that it’s okay to let others take care of her.
The murder mystery itself felt somewhat convoluted. Lord Ingram spends the whole novel thinking of Moriarty, Livia is torn between her mother and wishing for her Mr. Marbleton. Then the ending added in more names and characters that, honestly, I was like who? Once they said who, I was like oh yeah. But I forgot about their “mission”. Maybe if that had blended within the story a little more smoothly, I would have been alright. There was also how the whole solution was based mostly on witness statements rather than physical evidence. There is some and it is important, but this is more of a story within a story.
Overall, I rate this novel 4 out of 5 stars.
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