A "fast, fun" cozy mystery "full of Sherlockian lore"-set at a Cape Cod bookshop run by a "heroine as observant as the Great Detective himself" (Carolyn Hart, New York Times-bestselling author)!
When murder pays a visit to Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, Gemma Doyle must use the powers of deduction to find the killer-and clear her own name.
Gemma Doyle, a transplanted Englishwoman, has returned to the quaint town of West London on Cape Cod to manage her Great Uncle Arthur's Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium. The shop-located at 222 Baker Street-specializes in the Holmes canon and pastiche, and is also home to Moriarty the cat. When Gemma finds a rare and potentially valuable magazine containing the first Sherlock Homes story hidden in the bookshop, she and her friend Jayne (who runs the adjoining Mrs. Hudson's Tea Room) set off to find the owner, only to stumble upon a dead body.
Gemma is the police's first suspect, so she puts her consummate powers of deduction to work to clear her name, investigating a handsome rare books expert, the dead woman's suspiciously unmoved son, and a whole family of greedy characters desperate to cash in on their inheritance. But when Gemma and Jayne accidentally place themselves at a second murder scene, it's a race to uncover the truth before the detectives lock them up for good.
When murder pays a visit to Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, Gemma Doyle must use the powers of deduction to find the killer-and clear her own name.
Gemma Doyle, a transplanted Englishwoman, has returned to the quaint town of West London on Cape Cod to manage her Great Uncle Arthur's Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium. The shop-located at 222 Baker Street-specializes in the Holmes canon and pastiche, and is also home to Moriarty the cat. When Gemma finds a rare and potentially valuable magazine containing the first Sherlock Homes story hidden in the bookshop, she and her friend Jayne (who runs the adjoining Mrs. Hudson's Tea Room) set off to find the owner, only to stumble upon a dead body.
Gemma is the police's first suspect, so she puts her consummate powers of deduction to work to clear her name, investigating a handsome rare books expert, the dead woman's suspiciously unmoved son, and a whole family of greedy characters desperate to cash in on their inheritance. But when Gemma and Jayne accidentally place themselves at a second murder scene, it's a race to uncover the truth before the detectives lock them up for good.
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The game is once again afoot in Vicki Delany’ s eleventh Sherlock Holmes Bookshop mystery, when birthday festivities end in freezing cold murder.
Gemma Doyle is excited about celebrating Jayne Wilson’ s big day. It’ s supposed to be a day marking not only the birthday of Jayne, her partner in crime, but also that of the Great Detective himself. Following the festivities at the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, Gemma heads for the Blue Water Café , the site of Jayne’ s party. To make things even better, Jayne’ s wedding is only a week away.
But the much-anticipated affair quickly turns to disaster with the presence of the bride and groom’ s respective exes in attendance and other unruly guests. With drama at every corner, Gemma and Jayne take a break on the chilly deck overlooking the ocean when they spot the body of a party attendee floating in the water below.
As Detective Ryan Ashburton takes a closer look at the guest list, Jayne’ s wedding is in peril, especially when it is revealed that her fiancé , Andy, is a prime suspect. With the police closing in and more lives on the line, it’ s up to Gemma to keep Andy from prison and save Jayne’ s wedding day from ruin.
Gemma Doyle is excited about celebrating Jayne Wilson’ s big day. It’ s supposed to be a day marking not only the birthday of Jayne, her partner in crime, but also that of the Great Detective himself. Following the festivities at the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium, Gemma heads for the Blue Water Café , the site of Jayne’ s party. To make things even better, Jayne’ s wedding is only a week away.
But the much-anticipated affair quickly turns to disaster with the presence of the bride and groom’ s respective exes in attendance and other unruly guests. With drama at every corner, Gemma and Jayne take a break on the chilly deck overlooking the ocean when they spot the body of a party attendee floating in the water below.
As Detective Ryan Ashburton takes a closer look at the guest list, Jayne’ s wedding is in peril, especially when it is revealed that her fiancé , Andy, is a prime suspect. With the police closing in and more lives on the line, it’ s up to Gemma to keep Andy from prison and save Jayne’ s wedding day from ruin.