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A review by cjeanne99
The Art of Theft by Sherry Thomas
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
2.5
This may be my last read of a Charlotte Holmes story - the Lord Ingram plot line is too annoying for me. Why can't they just get married and become a crime fighting duo without all the sexual innuendo?
Beyond that - the plot line in this story was too contrived for me. Mrs. Watson old flame contacts her for help in retrieving some letters that incriminate her son. Moriarty is "imprisoned" in a French Chateau - and is going to release a stolen painting during a New Year's Eve Party - the chateau is used for sexual liaisons - Livia finishes her Sherlock Holmes book - Charlotte figures out the preposterous idea that the combination to the safe where the painting is being stored was transmitted via code that she intercepted - and then determines that the painting is a fake. Too much coincidence and unnecessary side plot lines.
Beyond that - the plot line in this story was too contrived for me. Mrs. Watson old flame contacts her for help in retrieving some letters that incriminate her son. Moriarty is "imprisoned" in a French Chateau - and is going to release a stolen painting during a New Year's Eve Party - the chateau is used for sexual liaisons - Livia finishes her Sherlock Holmes book - Charlotte figures out the preposterous idea that the combination to the safe where the painting is being stored was transmitted via code that she intercepted - and then determines that the painting is a fake. Too much coincidence and unnecessary side plot lines.