A Sherlock Holmes redux in which the master detectives great-great-granddaughter, Charlotte, and John Watsons great-great-grandson, Jamie, must unravel the mystery of why theyre being framed for a murder at their American boarding school - while Jamie fights to understand the brilliant and damaged girl beneath her barbed-wire façade.
The last thing Jamie Watson wants is a rugby scholarship to Sherringford, a Connecticut prep school just an hour away from his estranged father. But that’ s not the only complication: Sherringford is also home to Charlotte Holmes, the famous detective’ s great-great-great-granddaughter, who has inherited not only Sherlock’ s genius but also his volatile temperament. From everything Jamie has heard about Charlotte, it seems safer to admire her from afar.
From the moment they meet, there’ s a tense energy between them, and they seem more destined to be rivals than anything else. But when a Sherringford student dies under suspicious circumstances, ripped straight from the most terrifying of the Sherlock Holmes stories, Jamie can no longer afford to keep his distance. Jamie and Charlotte are being framed for murder, and only Charlotte can clear their names. But danger is mounting and nowhere is safe— and the only people they can trust are each other.
Equal parts tender, thrilling, and hilarious,
A Study in Charlotte is the first in a trilogy brimming with wit and edge-of-the-seat suspense.
Praise for A Study in Charlotte
“ A thrilling twist on a classic. Readers will be pulled in by both the riveting mystery and Charlotte Holmes, a brilliant heroine with secrets of her own. ” – Maureen Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of the Shades of London series
“ Cavallaro’ s crackling dialogue, well-drawn characters, and complicated relationships make this feel like a seamless and sharp renewal of Doyle’ s series. An explosive mystery featuring a dynamic duo. ” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
