I received a complimentary copy of this book through Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
A good old-fashioned whodunit featuring Sherlock Holmes daughter, Joanna, Dr Watson, and his son. Alistair Ainsworth is a cryptographer in possession of many British war secrets. It is discovered that he's been kidnapped and the race is on to find him before the Germans break him. Joanna uses the investigative skills inherited from her father to track the clues and solve the case.
I probably would have enjoyed this book more if I'd read the previous two novels in the series. I had a hard time connecting with the characters. They just seemed flat with no personality. This one was just ok for me.

I received a complimentary ARC copy of The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth
A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery by Leonard Goldberg from NetGalley and St. Martin's Press/MacMillan in order to read and give an honest review.

" A face-paced, intelligent and brilliant read that will keep you turning pages..."

In this instalment of the Daughter of Sherlock Holmes series, the daughter of the now deceased Sherlock Holmes is yet pulled into another investigation. A visit from an old colleague of Watson's and his subsequent murder put the ball in motion.  Joanna Blalock along with Sherlock's old partner Watson and Watson's son, set on a mission to save a WWI a kidnapped British cryptographer, Alistair Ainsworth, from the Germans before he is forced to reveal secrets that could put the country in peril.   Working closely with a diverse and interesting crew of cohorts, they run up against interesting puzzles, unique, almost unbreakable codes, mysterious affairs and are faced with plenty of challenges along the way.

Having read the previous books in the Daughter of Sherlock Holmes series I have to say I really enjoyed this instalment. My one comment, not a complaint necessarily, is the addition of Joanna's son Johnny, from her first marriage which left her widowed. Although it often offered levity to the story, in my opinion, I found their interactions a bit stiff even for the child/parent dynamic of the time.

I have always been a fan of authors such as Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Cristie, in my opinion, Mr Goldberg has found his way into that circle thus making it a fantastic series for fans of Sherlock Holmes.  This book would be great as a stand-alone, but I do recommend reading the first two as they are both fantastic reads and help the reader get inside the brilliant mind that is Joanna Blalock. Although the books have some violence I feel are suitable for most ages.  A face-paced, intelligent and brilliant read that will keep you turning pages!

This is the third book of an historical mystery series featuring Sherlock Holmes' daughter Joanna who is now married to Dr Watson's son John. TChe three of them continue in her father's footsteps in crime solving. Joanna has inherited her father's logical mind and it's fun watching her work the clues and deduce what happened. This book takes place in 1915 and is centered around secrets and spies. Charming characters and an interesting mystery make this an enjoyable read and an excellent addition to the series.

Disclaimer: This is third in series but MY introduction to Joanna (Sherlock Holmes’ daughter). So, to be fair, I might have enjoyed it more with the previous books under my belt.

Right off the bat, I was a bit thrown by the narrator being Joanna’s husband, not Joanna herself. That was a bit jarring for me throughout. While I did expect HER character to be logical and a bit stilted, I found the writing and the characters overall to be dry and not as engaging and in-depth as I had hoped.

The plot, involving German spies, a British traitor and coded messages was perfectly fine, with some twists and turns and surprises.

One thing that I found a bit irritating and distracting was how all other characters (especially the venerable Watson) were made to look as “less than” to Joanna’s superior intellect. While I’m all for strong, intelligent women as heroines, I felt (especially with Watson’s character) that this was a bit overdone as there were instances of “a-ha” moments that would have been perfectly obvious, especially with Watson’s intellect.

For now, I give this a 3/5⭐️.

Thanks to #NetGalley, #Minotaur and #StMartinsPress for the ARC. The opinions are strictly my own.

Once you sort out all the Watsons (seriously), this is an incredible treat for fans of historical mysteries. Set in 1915, it's the story of Sherlock Holmes' daughter Joanna, who is married to John Watson's son, and has a son named Johnny- and Watson himself. The third in a series I'd not previously read (but was fine with this as a standalone), it focuses on the hunt for a cryptographer who has gone missing. Alistair Ainsworth is critical to the British war effort and now the Germans have him. Joanna, like her father, has a way of coming around to the solution to some of the most devilish problems and this is certainly one of them. The fun is in her interactions with her father in law and father, as well as, of course, the mystery. Thanks to the publisher for the ARC. Fans of Conan Doyle might quibble about fan fiction but this is a really well done read.

This book opens in November 1915 in London a year before WWI ends. There are three people, two men and a woman, sheltered from a raging storm outside when a man comes calling at 221B Baker Street to report that a man has been kidnapped and his life is in danger. The kidnapped man, it turns out, is a highly place cryptologist for the government and is in possession of many state secrets that must remain secret. The three people to whom the man has told this kidnapping story, Joanna, daughter of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson himself, and Dr. Watson’s son, husband of Joanna, agree to take the case, and the game is, as they say, afoot.

The book is told from the point of view of Dr. Watson’s son, whose name we never learn. It takes a while for the author to reveal the identity of the woman who has a voice in the early pages of the book but no identity beyond a veiled reference to the narrator glancing at his wife. It also turns out the woman is Holmes’ daughter, Joanna. That is the sum total of her introduction, thus, we have very few details about her life. She simply appears in this book as a grown woman who is well known to the police and the higher echelons of the British government.

Without the address of Sherlock Holmes’ famed street address, the reader new to this series might find themselves at a loss as to who the characters are because there is no introduction of them to speak of. The author seems to have assumed that all readers of this book will have read the first two books in this series, which was a huge mistake on Goldberg’s part. This also makes it difficult for the reader to relate to any of the characters since none of them seem to have any personality.

This is the third book in the series featuring Holmes’ daughter. If you’re new to the series, it might serve you well to read the first two books before starting this one so you’ll have some idea of how Joanna came to be walking in her father’s famous footsteps and married to Watson’s son, assuming, of course, the author gives more details about his characters in the first two books than he has in this book.

This book is written well, the plot intricate, and the solution is not obvious. If you are a fan of Sherlock Holmes, you might very well enjoy this book.

Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the free eARC.

The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth: A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery (The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mysteries Book 3) by Leonard Goldberg is a Historical Mystery that takes place the early 20th Century. This story includes espionage, national security, codes, disguises, kidnappings, murders, danger on every side and continual action. Everyone in the Holmes - Watson Family are involved in solving this mystery. Joanna Holmes abilities at detection and deduction may exceed those of her father Sherlock Holmes. Joanna is brilliant and gives the detectives and intelligence officers a few lessons. Leonard Goldberg’s books are so intriguing that you read far longer into the night than you intended. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. I appreciate the opportunity and thank the author and publisher for allowing me to read, enjoy and review this book. 4.5 Stars

Another good entry in the daughter of Sherlock Holmes series. I found it An enjoyable and interesting well-written mystery, easily read as a standalone story. great for any mystery lover

This latest in the Daughter of Sherlock Holmes series is a fast-paced, London-fog filled whodunnit. I enjoyed it immensely. Sherlock is dead, but Watson, his son, and Holmes’ daughter Joanna are carrying on the tradition. It is November 1915, and the Germans have abducted one of Britains pre-eminent code-breakers. Its a race to find him before he is “broken”, and the traitors in the British Government need to be sniffed out in the process.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I received a copy of this novel from Netgalley in return for my honest opinion.

Joanna and her Watsons return in book 3 with an unexpected arrival on a very unlikely night. Despite the raging storm, Dr. Verner feels it is most important to tell someone about the patient he just encountered. Fearing for his life, Joanna gives Dr. Verner very strict instructions, but unfortunately Dr. Verner is lost. Now Joanna and the Watsons must find out why he was killed so they can save another soul and save England in World War One.

I enjoy Joanna probably a bit more than her father, Sherlock. She doesn't have the same disregard for emotions like Sherlock did. Plus she puts a high value throughout the novel on Johnny's education at Eton whereas I cannot see Sherlock agreeing with her. She's more personable but still stand offish in a way that makes her mysterious. The similarities extend to her reasoning as she is still as methodical as Sherlock. However, she doesn't take as much risk as Sherlock would have, and I think that the mother in her reminding herself that she has a child.

It's difficult to say what I didn't like about it, because there wasn't much. As mentioned above, there is a side bit about Johnny, but it does nothing for the overall plot of the story. Maybe if it had more substance to the novel then I would have given this a 5 star rating. As it is, I have to say that Leonard Goldberg's Daughter of Sherlock Holmes series has a distinctive treason-esque style to it. It's like a combination of Sherlock Holmes and Tom Clancy.

Overall I enjoyed the novel and it's plot, but there was just a small distraction with Joanna's son that I had to rate it 4 out of 5 stars.

As a fan of Sherlock Holmes stories, I was pleased to find that Leonard Goldberg had introduced the next generation in The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes. Married to the son of Dr. Watson and residing at 221b Baker Street , Joanna exhibits many of the traits of her father, giving the reader a feeling of familiarity while bringing a new perspective. Now in this third volume in the series she is pitted against enemy agents in an attempt to locate Alistair Ainsworth.

At the height of a storm, Dr. Alexander Verner arrives at Baker Street to relate the tale of a patient he had just treated. Taken in a carriage with darkened windows to keep the location secret, the patient is supposedly mute. During the examination, the patient signals a desperate need for help, leading Dr. Verner to believe that he is a person of importance being held against his will. An overheard word and the clever way that the patient signaled for help leads Joanna to deduce that the patient is being held by German agents, most likely for vital information that he can provide.

When Joanna and the Watsons arrive at Dr. Verner’s office the next day, there are signs of a struggle and the doctor is gone. Calling on the services of Toby, a dog with the best trained nose in London, they follow a trail of chloroform to the home where Dr. Verner had treated his patient. There they find the body of Dr. Verner but everyone else has escaped with their prisoner. With the involvement of Scotland Yard and British Intelligence, Joanna is introduced to the members of a top secret cryptanalysis group that was headed by Ainsworth before his disappearance. It is the information that Ainsworth was privy to that makes him valuable to the Germans and his knowledge could help them turn the tides of war in their favor. A series of near misses leads Joanna to believe there is a traitor in the unit. Ainsworth, however, was a master with puzzles and left behind clues to his captors and their plans that Joanna must decipher.

Goldberg brings many familiar faces to this story. Baker Street is still cared for by Mrs. Hudson and the Baker Street Irregulars play an important part in Joanna’s investigation. Inspector Lestrade is also there to request the help of Holmes’ daughter. They are all welcome faces in a mystery that will please the most ardent fans of Arthur Conan Doyle. I would like to thank NetGalley and Minotaur books for making this available in exchange for my honest review.

Another enjoyable tale in the daughter of Sherlock Holmes series. Told from the perspective of John Watson's son, the story takes a dark turn into the disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth, suspected of being kidnapped by the Germans during WWI because of his knowledge of classified secrets. Joanna takes the case in tracking the kidnappers moves as Alistair leaves clues.

If you love a good old-fashioned detective mystery, you will love The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth. Filled with secret codes, spies, deception, and some surprising twists, this story gives the readers a case worthy of the great Sherlock himself.

I received an ebook review copy of this book through NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

As with all the books in "The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes mystery" series, this book did not dissapoint. I loved it. It keeps you guessing and you want to read it all the way to the end. This is one of my favorite series.

I would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy free of charge. This is my honest and unbiased opinion of it.

This is the third book in a series starring the daughter of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson and his son. THey are a clever group who help Lestrade and Scotland Yard solve many mysteries. Joanna follows in her father’s footsteps with her deductive and reasoning capabilities.. Fun and interesting to read and try to figure out.

I was pleasantly surprised by the well written storyline that moves to the next generation of Sherlock Holmes. Joanna, Shelock's daughter is now married to Dr. Watson's son and together, along with Dr. Watson continue to solve crime. I enjoyed the journey to find the missing Alistair Ainsworth, a British Naval code analyst, who has been captured by the Germans. Time is of the essence to find Alistair to save his life, protect Great Britian in the war, and ferret out the traitor who is feeding information to the Germans.

In a fine addition to the Sherlock Holmes mythos, the daughter of Sherlock and "that woman" now occupies 221B Baker Street as a consulting detective. Joanna Blalock is married to Dr John Watson Jr. They, along with the senior Dr Watson, form an investigative unit. In this version, the elder Watson is treated with respect and is actually allowed to contribute to the investigation (unlike his treatment by the pater Holmes). This was an engaging read and is recommended to those who like all things Sherlock as well as historical mysteries.

A British cryptographer is missing and Joanna, Watson and Watson Sr. try to locate him before he can reveal secrets to his German kidnappers. They soon discover there is a spy in their midst as they interrogate the other three clever cryptographers working on British security during World War I. Oh, and Joanna is the daughter of Sherlock Holmes now married to the son of Dr. Watson. The plot thickens.

The Disappearance of Alistair Ainsworth will be review on MapYourMystery.com on May 13

This series is fantastic. I love the character of Sherlock's daughter, Joanna. She has married Dr. Watson's son. The three of them use Sherlock's methods to solve mysteries. Joanna does explain her thought process, some during the case, but always completely at the end. The mysteries keep me guessing. While they are are series, I don't think you need to read them in order as they are stand alone cases, just like Sherlock's were.

Thank you to the publisher, the author and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This mystery is cleverly solved by a detective, Joanna, who is the daughter of Sherlock Holmes. A wartime urgency is needed to find a missing cryptologist who German spies have abducted before they can sneak him out of England and break him. This is the third in a series of books and can be read as a stand alone. It was my first in the series and I am eager to devour #1 and #2. If you enjoy solving riddles and puzzles, you will love this unique twist to Sir Doyle's characters.

Joanna and the Watsons receive an unexpected visitor to 221b Baker Street during a nocturnal storm. A rain-drenched Dr. Alexander Verner arrives with a most harrowing tale.


Thank you to net galley and the publisher for giving me the opportunity to read this book it was a great experience