Die Again, Mr. Holmes

The Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mysteries, Book 8

By: Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

Narrated by: Simon Prebble, Wendy Tremont King

Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

A young woman begs Sherlock Holmes to help find her missing fiancé, but the great detective makes an uncharacteristic mistake. Then Sherlock’s daughter, Lucy James, takes on a missing-person case of her own, but she must also keep a vicious criminal away from Becky, Lucy’s 10-year-old sister-in-law. Little Becky soon becomes dangerously involved in both cases. No one foresees the devastating news that Sherlock Holmes has been murdered.

The newest adventure in this popular mystery series takes us from the Old Bailey courthouse and the seacoast lairs of smugglers to a grand British country estate and the posh financial headquarters of Lloyd’s of London. For Watson, Sherlock, and Lucy, survival will require valor, sacrifice, and acts that go far, far outside the law.

©2019 Charles Veley (P)2019 Charles Veley

Speechless

Die Again Mr Holmes had me on the edge of my seat the suspense and mysteries Sherlock and Lucy wondering what will happen next and if Becky will be ok just wow and if Sherlock really died.

Another excellent book AND Audible

This review is for the ebook as well as the Audible.

The storyline of this book was fast moving and quite a ride. The Audible really makes the characters come alive, especially Lucy. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle couldn't have made her a more likeable character. The plotline starts with a missing girl, missing diamonds and a hell of a lot of missing opium. Three missing ships full! And all of them are three separate cases being investigated separately by Lucy (the missing girl) and Sherlock and Watson (missing diamonds) before Sherlock learns about the missing opium.

Throw in a missing police Constable and the cases really get hot when he turns up murdered. Sherlock feels a little guilty when the fiancee that hired Sherlock about her missing fiancee also ends up murdered. I learned more about the opium trade than I wanted too but the most surprising part was how it was legal in England at the time. And the different sections of government and businesses that profited off of it.

Don't want to get anymore into the plots other than to say this book was extremely well written with the storyline seamlessly flowing from one chapter, and narrator, to another. Even Becky gets her own chapters. What a brilliant character. She is scary smart for such a young girl. My only question is who took care of Prince when everyone was either out of town or working long hours? Poor Mrs. Hudson?

Of course I highly recommend this book WITH the Audible. The narrator's are fantastic. I wish I had Audible for the rest of my books. Hopefully there are some being made for the remaining books that are missing them.

I received a free Audible for this book. My opinion is voluntary and honest.

Love the book. It was longer than I remembered,

Not longer in a bad way. I thought I'd stay up to finish it and am going to bed way late.

Die Again, Mr. Holmes

I am a Sherlock Holmes fan and I am happy to say that I really liked this book. I wish I can listen to the first 7 books though as this is the first of the series that I listened to.

Anyway, the characters were effectively brought to life by the narration. The story flowed so well and I was not bored for a moment. It was a truly entertaining story and I did not mind the 11+ hours of listening!

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Sherlock and Lucy James, Die Again, Mr. Holmes

Anna and Charles hit a home run again! Very good, entertaining and most enjoyable. Please keep them coming!

Mystery

I love a good mystery with great characters and this one does not disappoint. This is more of a family affair, they solve the case together.
I loved it and I would highly recommend it to all.

Highly entertaining mystery

This is the first book I've read in the series. I will definitely be reading the rest of the series. This was a highly entertaining mystery told through mostly two points of view, Dr Watson and Lucy. The two stories intersect and are told in an exciting manner. the characters are well developed. This book can definitely be read as a standalone. I am going to go back and read them in order, but you don't have to. I highly recommend this book.

The narration was good. I sped it up because the original speed seemed too slow with too many pauses. Once I changed the speed, it was a great listen.

Great mystery

This was a very intricate and intriguing story. The characters and sub stories within really made the characters stand out. Sherlock Holmes, his daughter Lucy, somewhat an investigator herself, her detective husband, his brilliant 11 year old niece and of course Watson all work different parts of the puzzle and it comes together nicely. I received a complimentary audio and this review is voluntary.

Exceptional read or listen

So very well written, so very well produced by the readers, you really feel sucked into the storyline, well done, very pleased

my top SH listen

This series has become my top Sherlock Holmes series. Well written and the narration is simply the best!
I think it's a must to purchase in order as the character development will keep Holmes fans ( like myself) happy with a well-written story that includes all characters getting involved without depriving Sherlock of
being Sherlock!

C'mon Audible-- let's get # 9 available.