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Name: A Study in Scarlet Women
Rating: 3.75 (4 reviews)
Author: Sherry Thomas

📘 A Study in Scarlet Women by Sherry Thomas

Charlotte Holmes, the daughter of a magistrate, refuses to conform to the expectations of upper‑class London. When three strangers die under mysterious circumstances, suspicion lands on her sister and father, forcing Charlotte to hide her true identity and take on the mantle of Sherlock Holmes. With the help of a widowed friend, a police inspector, and a long‑time admirer, she hunts the mastermind behind the killings, battling social conventions and her own doubts along the way.

First publish date: 2016

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery

Authors: Sherry Thomas

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