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!