Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation

By: Brad Ricca

Narrated by: David Bendena

Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins

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.

©2017 Brad Ricca (P)2018 Dreamscape Media, LLC

random

presented in a random way that is hard to follow. I often had no idea what the book was talking about

Outstanding narrator

I interesting story but tons of detailed legal. I tried reading but it was much easier to follow with this narrator doing various voices. I think it is a 3.25 for me. There’s enough information to make a couple books. I liked that it was true and enjoyed most of the legal and detective work but I think it needed a narrower focus, leaving out side cases and all the history on all the characters would have made it not so overwhelming.

It was pretty good

overall I enjoyed it but there did seem to be too much story that was not about Mrs Sherlock Holmes. Those parts dragged a little but not enough to keep me from finishing it.

Meanders then is excellent then falls off the rails

3/4 of this book is masterful. It is a incredible story of a woman succeeding in the race of adversity, in a time when women did not succeed. It meanders a bit in the beginning, but quickly finds its footing. Then, (no spoilers) when it should have ended it meanders for 2 plus hours. There are stories that go nowhere and numerous tangents that have nothing to do with the main character or very little to do with her. The author obviously had a wealth of information and instead of editing himself he crammed it into this story and nearly ruins the book. If you listen for the first 10 hours and feel like you’re running out of patience you can stop. There’s nothing left to it if import to the main story. The middle 8 hours are incredible. The beginning 2 hours are interesting enough to keep listening. The final 2 are nonsensical drivel.

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.

A Captivating Read<br />

It is a fascinating and detailed account of a historical account and an amazing woman.

great story!

the story was captivating. performance was excellent. highly recommended to anyone looking for a good listen.

Just Ok

The performance was, for a lack of a word, vanilla. I found at times during the narration that I would lose focus and come back to the story having not heard or not paid attention to several chapters.

I must say that I found the thought of the storyline intriguing, however the author’s narration of the story was a little helter-skelter, and confusing. I thought it was a story about your loss girl, yes they did find the body, but getting to the actual contention of the storyline was distracting.

Also, The authors writing was as vanilla as the performer who read the book.

Interesting history

I found this book long and drawn out. I needed to finish the book just in case something interesting happened. Sadly it didn't happen for me.

Quite a woman

A very interesting story about an extraordinary woman. Unfortunately, the book is poorly written. The narration is mediocre at best.

Fascinating

This is a fascinating account of a real woman who fought against injustice in turn of the century USA. It is brilliantly read and I found myself being drawn into the story. Interesting and gripping with cases that I felt invested in. Can Highly recommend.

mixed reviews

first half great but it diced after the plot mystery reveal...shame as I enjoyed it at the start.