(An Irregular Detective Mystery #2)
By Jeri Westerson
I read this fun mystery around Halloween but it’s a good read any time. Let’s go back to Victorian times. Recall the fabulous clothes and rigid societal rules of the British Empire. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created an aloof, calculating detective calledSherlock Holmes. Holmes had a motley street gang called the Baker Street Irregulars. In Westerson’s tale, it’s 1895 and Holmes has helped one of those former street boys, now grown up, to form his own detective business. Timothy Badger and Benjamin Watson take on a case of a death at a mummy unwrapping party.
Hired as security for the party, Badger and Watson, are already on the scene. The case falls into their laps and they’re hot on the trail of a cunning killer. The Victorian setting allows for a dive into the mummy craze and Egyptology as well as body stealing. All creepy 19th century history. There’s even a bit on a strange poisoning technique and embezzlement at a famous London hospital. There are plenty of potential suspects to check out using Sherlock’s methods. The famous detective himself makes cameo appearances to encourage the new private investigators he underwrites. And Badger finds a chance for romance while still hunting for a criminal.
This is an easy, enjoyable mystery. It’s a good read for when you don’t want to be overtaxed with anything too deep or too complicated.
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