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Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation
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Very disappointing.
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The year is 1924. Only a few years removed from the trenches of Flanders, Lieutenant Eric Peterkin has just been granted membership in the most prestigious soldiers-only club in London: the Britannia. But when a gentleman's wager ends with a member stabbed to death, the victim's last words echo in the lieutenant's head: that he would "Soon right a great wrong from the past". Eric is certain one of his fellow members is the murderer. But who?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Jerry White's London in the Nineteenth Century is the richest and most absorbing account of the city's greatest century by its leading expert. London in the nineteenth century was the greatest city mankind had ever seen. Its growth was stupendous. Its wealth was dazzling. Its horrors shocked the world. This was the London of Blake, Thackeray and Mayhew, of Nash, Faraday and Disraeli. Most of all it was the London of Dickens. As William Blake put it, London was 'a Human awful wonder of God'.
Publisher's Summary
Mrs. Grace Humiston was an amazing lawyer and a traveling detective during a time when no women were practicing those professions. She focused on solving cases no one else wanted and advocating for innocents. The first female US District Attorney, she made groundbreaking investigations into modern-day slavery, and the papers gave her the nickname of fiction's famous sleuth. One of her greatest accomplishments was solving the cold case of a missing 18-year-old girl, Ruth Cruger. Her work changed how the country viewed the problem of missing girls, but it came with a price: she learned all too well what happens when one woman upstages the entire NYPD.
In the literary tradition of In Cold Blood and The Devil in the White City, this true-crime tale is told in spine-tingling fashion and has important repercussions concerning kidnapping, the role of the media, and the truth of crime stories. But the great mystery of this book - and its haunting twist ending - is how one woman became so famous only to disappear.
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- Lisa
- 10-31-18
More people need to know about this amazing woman!
Id like to know more about Mrs Sherlock Holmes herself. A good book - not great - but good.
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- Brittany
- 10-20-18
good representation of history
not sure what made the subject the greatest, but was certainly good at her job
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-17-18
A Captivating Read<br />
It is a fascinating and detailed account of a historical account and an amazing woman.
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- Relar
- 10-08-18
great story!
the story was captivating. performance was excellent. highly recommended to anyone looking for a good listen.
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- Cindy Tortorici
- Portland, OR
- 09-02-18
not my favorite but...
the subject matter is very important and very relevant today. the story dragged a bit
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- Panda
- 07-07-18
mixed reviews
first half great but it diced after the plot mystery reveal...shame as I enjoyed it at the start.