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A Study in Scarlet Women

by Sherry Thomas

A Victorian detective reimagined

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Awards & Recognition

  • Editorial selection

    NPR Best Book of the Year

    Named an NPR Best Book of the Year.

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A Victorian detective reimagined

Set in Victorian London, the novel recasts Sherlock Holmes as Charlotte Holmes, a woman whose inquisitive nature sits uneasily with the expectations placed on her in upper-class society. After she becomes an outcast, three unexpected deaths bring suspicion to her father and sister. Charlotte takes on the name Sherlock Holmes and works to uncover the culprits, with help from a widow, a police inspector, and a longtime admirer. The mystery is shaped by both the investigation and Charlotte’s effort to navigate a society that restricts her choices, bringing historical detective fiction together with questions of gender and reputation.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers of historical mysteries set in Victorian London.
  • For readers interested in a female reinterpretation of Sherlock Holmes.
  • For readers who enjoy detective plots tied to social expectations and family reputation.

Themes

Victorian society and gender expectationsDetection and deductionFamily reputationSocial exclusion

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Book overview

"I cannot recommend this series enough."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood

AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR - USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas turns the Victorian detective story upside-down by reimagining Sherlock Holmes as a woman in the first novel of a riveting mystery series.

With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society. But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London.

When the city is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name. She'll have help from friends new and old--a kind-hearted widow, a police inspector, and a man who has long loved her.

But in the end, it will be up to Charlotte, under the assumed name Sherlock Holmes, to challenge society's expectations and match wits against an unseen mastermind.
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