We're in Victorian London for this seventh adventure. Lucy James is planning her wedding and Sherlock Holmes has a new client: diamond mogul Cecil Rhodes. But when bodies are found in Whitechapel, and threats of yet another murder alarm the city, the Baker Street team knows they have no choice. They must catch the killer.
This was the first time I’d read this series, so I wasn’t familiar with these characters. However, I still enjoyed following them on this mystery. I can’t wait to read more from this series. I recommend.
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I was not a fan of this book sadly. I felt like the author was forcing the whole Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper. Which by the way wasn’t even the largest part of the story. It was like she had an idea one day to take someone else’s idea and real life and write about it instead of coming up with something original. There were moments that should have been gripping but it just fell flat for me. On a positive note I did enjoy reading this book. It wasn’t awful. Just forced.

My love of all things Sherlock Holmes began on afternoons after mowing my uncles yard spent watching old movies on a local UHF station and seeing Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the famed detective and his sidekick. For me Rathbone will forever be the Holmes I remember even if I’ve loved all others who’ve played the character. But the stories were limited to those written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and authors who have taken up his character have blown hot and cold. The series of books involving Holmes and the daughter he never knew he had, Lucy James, have been a delight.

This time around Lucy is in the middle of preparing her wedding to Jack Kelly, the London constable she loves. While this is going on more than one case is presented to her father that she in turn becomes involved in. The first is a series of killings taking place involving what could be Jack the Ripper returning after having terrorized the streets of London. Another is a potential diamond theft ring. As these things are occurring Watson and Lucy are called upon to help a socialite, a woman who was a friend of his wife, to raise funds for orphan girls. There is little doubt that somehow these cases will cross paths just as they have in the previous books in the series. Just how becomes the fun for the reader each turn of the page offers some new clue into the answer of how that will happen.

As with previous efforts in the series the book entertains, puzzles and holds your interest from the first page until the last. The character of Holmes remains the same as when Doyle wrote him with a bit of a twist as he realizes he has a daughter who tends to insert herself into the family business even if she’s actually an actress. The book will be enjoyed by fans of Sherlock Holmes as well as those who enjoy a good mystery to solve while reading. This book, as well as the entire series, is worth picking up and reading.

This is a fantastic series, and really can not recommend it enough. I will be making the recommendation for my library to purchase this series. Lucy is a very strong character. A good book to sit down and read in one sitting since you won't want to put it down. While you can read this without reading the others, I think you'll enjoy it more by reading the books in order. They are all terrific so it is time well spent.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley for an honest review. - Loved this book 5+ stars

I was interested in reading this one for many reasons, The Ripper, Sherlock, and his daughter Lucy. I wasn't disappointed at all. The writing was a bit different style than I had currently been reading and it took me a little while to settle into the flow but once I did I was hooked. Sherlock and the group were working multiple angles to events that were occurring and it was very interesting to see how it all came together. Lucy was a strong woman and Jack supported her as well as Holmes and Watson. Action as well as deduction took turns in this book and worked out well and to a satisfying end. I look forward to reading more by this author.

It's 1897 and Lucy and Jack are planning their wedding. But a body is found, making the police believe that Jack has returned. Meanwhile Holmes is asked to investigate the theft of diamonds belonging to Cecil Rhodes. And Watson is asked to solve a series of thefts.
I really enjoy this series, good mysteries, strong characters and well-written. Although this is a standalone story I would recommend reading from Book One, if not already done so, to follow the development of the characters and their interplay.

I LOVED this book. I have always been a huge Sherlock Holmes fan. I have read bad attempts at continuing his story and some good ones. This one is amazing. The author perfectly captured the wit and sarcasm of Holmes. They captured the relationship between Watson and Holmes in a way that it could have been written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This is deffinatley a series that all Holmes fans will love.

It is a series and this is book 7. I believe it could be a stand alone. Only brief mentions of the previous cases were made. I don't feel like I am missing anything by reading book 7 before book 1.