Sherry Thomas did it again! I am a huge fan of the Lady Sherlock series so as soon as I saw this installment, I had to have it. This is one of my favorite alternate version of Sherlock!

The characters, as usual, are well thought out and the period settings are on point.

I think you can read this as a stand alone, but I will defer to others who read this as one.

Thank you NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read this!

Sherry Thomas is so smart y’all. I knew that with book one but she only gets smarter and writes more complex plots. I think she is outpacing me. I don’t think I know how to read. I think I just memorized a lot of words.

She is writing the next Hercule Poirot and she’s succeeding. My literal one qualm is that you do have to start from the very beginning to know what the heck is going on; you can’t pick one up at random like you can with Poirot. I think she’s trying to write these books like you could, but that’s because she doesn’t realize how smart she is. I read all these books and I’m barely keeping up.

Here’s the thing. Sherry. You’re a genius. You are certifiably brilliant. This book was written with the most convoluted time/POV structure I’ve ever encountered. It laughed in the face of linear storytelling. It chortled at the mention of structured split-time. I understood 10% of everything that happened. You don’t need to impress me, Sherry. You proved you were smarter than me 7 books ago. I am here til the blissful end. You just keep writing ‘em!!

Thank you NetGalley, you are the backbone of the publishing industry, and we don't deserve you.

I have loved every single moment in every book of this series, but this is the first one that has brought me to tears. Charlotte and Mrs. Watson and Lord Ingram are juggling plots and deceipts and sleight of hands better than any magician I have seen. With her sister having been kidnapped by mercenaries, Charlotte must now play Bancroft's dangerous game on his terms. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time!

Oh my frickin’ life!! Another for the favourites shelf, for sure! This book was completely and utterly awesome! I’m going to need a few minutes to compose myself. I’ve literally got sad-tears-turned-happy-tears streaming down my cheeks. Yes. It was THAT good! The whole book was amazing but the ending was off the chain! I was addicted to Charlotte and Lord Bancroft from the get go.

Charlotte and Bancroft are true soul mates. I’m crying even as I write this because what they have; their chemistry, connection, it’s just so powerful. So often, I’d be reading a scene that wasn’t even sad but suddenly tears would be pouring down my face just from emotional overflow. Sherry Thomas has done it once again,

This author has turned my world upside down. Charlotte Holmes is accused of murder and Lord Ing, am Bancroft turns up dead?! Please tell me I read this wrong! Tell me I drank too much Rooibos tea and didn't see straight!

The author is back and with another heart-palpitating novel. The last novel, A Tempest at Sea, was very good but this one... this one is sensational and even better, if that’s possible.. For those who love Moriarity, he's baaaaack! Truly exceeded my expectations and that was very hard when writing a long series.

Sherry Thomas does it again!! This was an excellent installment in the Lady Sherlock series. It is fast pace, thrilling, and tense. With the stakes higher than ever, everything from the series is coming together! Loved the multiple timelines. Well done!!!

I love the Lady Sherlock series so was excited to read this ARC and get it early! Charolette Holmes is an incredible fmc who is smart but interesting and even 8 books later it still feels fresh. I love the little side mysteries woven in Roth the overall bigger mystery (no spoilers but it’s so fun to come up with theories with long running books). I’ve never been a huge mystery book fan but this series is just so easy to get into and would recommend for sure if you are looking to read a mystery or something different.

Oh Charlotte Holmes, how I love thee! (Let me count the ways). Another compelling and imminently readable entry into this series! Following along with Charlotte I can never manage to see all the twisting paths until they are masterfully revealed at the very end. (Something that I find to be true of very few mystery novels!).

I find that Charlotte Holmes is the most interesting and well-rounded iteration of Sherlock that I've ever come across. Another magnificent entry into this series! A world I relish being able to revisit again and again (and one of the few series I will read and re-read).

I received an eARC of the book courtesy of Berkley publishing via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

I really enjoyed the next installment in the Charlotte Holmes series. It is definitely necessary to have read earlier books in the series as, increasingly, each book relies on knowledge gleaned from previous stories. The book definitely gets into details that are more and more intricate. I do wonder how the author keeps them all straight!!

I like that each book has a contained mystery (or mysteries) and then there is the broader mystery concerning Moriarty. The contained mystery in this book is definitely connected to Moriarty, and it will be interesting to see how the series will evolve to solve the broader mystery.

In this book, there were smaller mysteries that came together into one overarcing challenge for Charlotte and her friends to solve. The details were well done, leading to a logical conclusion and there was a role for most people to play in solving the 'whodunnit'. I wish there had been more for Livia to do, but hopefully in the next book there will be a more active role for her.

I enjoy Charlotte's ongoing relationship with Lord Ingram and how it continues to grow on their terms. They each continue to be vulnerable with another and in this book, a fairly significant step is taken at the end in their relationship that stays true to both the characters and what we have gotten to know of them over the series.

A fun read and I think long time fans of the series will be pleased!