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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
In THE INCIDENT OF THE BOOK IN THE NIGHTTIME, Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery book 10 by Vicki Delany, Gemma leave’s her sister’s wedding reception early and runs into her ex-husband, Paul. He still loves Gemma. Paul wants Gemma to come to his bookshop in England to look at a book, possibly a collector’s item. I read on to see what happens. I doubt Gemma will reunite with Paul, but I am curious to find out if the supposed book adventure is a ruse.
I find it interesting that the story takes place in London, England, instead of in West London, Massachusetts, where Gemma’s bookshop is located. Despite the mystery surrounding the death, this book seems slow-moving to me. Thank you, Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for the chance to read and review an advance reader copy of THE INCIDENT OF THE BOOK IN THE NIGHTTIME.
📌I received an e-arc through netgalley, and this is my honest opinion/review of it.
Thanks to NetGalley and Crooked Lane Books for the digital copy of this book; I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Sherlock Holmes fans are sure to love this mystery series that first grabbed my attention back in 2019. When I was requesting this book, it looked a little familiar to me, and when I looked back on my digital library borrows, I discovered I had checked out the first volume of the series! Back then, I was only rating and not reviewing the book, so I checked out the first book again to get a feel for the series. I discovered that despite it being the most recent installment, this book can be read as a standalone.
In this volume, Gemma Doyle travels to London instead of the action taking place in West London, Massachusetts. Ostensibly, she’s there for the wedding of her sister, Pippa, and is with her friends Ryan, Jayne, and Donald. Gemma’s sister has some sort of hush-hush government job that no one is supposed to talk about, much like Mycroft Holmes. It’s little touches like this that make this book series a real love letter to Sherlock fans.
Gemma’s ex-husband Paul shows up for the wedding reception and it’s clear life has not been kind to him. He asks her to take a look at a rare book he’s acquired, and while Gemma is a book seller, she typically does not deal in rare books. For Paul, though, she makes an exception and plans to meet with him the following morning. When she arrives, she finds him dead. Let the murder mystery commence!
This was a satisfying cozy mystery read that even the most casual of Sherlock Holmes fans would enjoy. And like any good Sherlock mystery, the ending might not be one you’d expect. I’ll be looking for more of the back catalog and checking out more of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mysteries.
The Incident of the Book in the Nighttime, the 10th book in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery series by Vicki Delany, is a complex murder mystery set in the city of London, England and featuring characters that readers have come to enjoy spending time with.
This time around, Gemma Doyle travels home to attend her sister Pippa's wedding, and while there becomes embroiled in the murder case of her ex-husband. Suspects abound and royal and international intrigue is superimposed on top of the mystery, and Gemma and her friends must navigate delicately in order to aid the police. Delany keeps you guessing and turning the pages to the end.
Fans of Arthur Conan Doyle will not be disappointed as locations from his books are referenced in this mystery. Delany provides detailed descriptions of the places the characters visit, almost making the city London a character in its own right.
Thank you for the ARC of #TheIncidentoftheBookintheNighttime to #NetGalley and #CrookedLaneBooks.
This time around, Gemma Doyle travels home to attend her sister Pippa's wedding, and while there becomes embroiled in the murder case of her ex-husband. Suspects abound and royal and international intrigue is superimposed on top of the mystery, and Gemma and her friends must navigate delicately in order to aid the police. Delany keeps you guessing and turning the pages to the end.
Fans of Arthur Conan Doyle will not be disappointed as locations from his books are referenced in this mystery. Delany provides detailed descriptions of the places the characters visit, almost making the city London a character in its own right.
Thank you for the ARC of #TheIncidentoftheBookintheNighttime to #NetGalley and #CrookedLaneBooks.
I got this book as an ARC and unfortunately my download expired and I couldn’t re download it to finish it. But was loving the book!