Theres a Murder Afoot, Vicki Delany
Theres a Murder Afoot, Vicki Delany
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There's a Murder Afoot

Author: Vicki Delany

Narrator: Kim Hicks

Unabridged: 8 hr 49 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2020


Synopsis

The 6th of January is Sherlock Holmess birthday, and lucky for Gemma Doyle, January is also the slowest time of the year at both the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium and Mrs. Hudsons Tea Room. Its a good time for Gemma and her friends to travel to England for a Holmes Convention. For Gemma, the trip provides an opportunity to visit her parents. Jayne Wilson is excited about seeing all the sites London has to offer, and Ryan Ashburton just wants to spend some time with Gemma. But the trip is immediately derailed when Gemmas father Henry recognizes his brother-in-law Randolph Denhaugh, who disappeared more than thirty years ago on the night he stole a valuable painting from his own parents. Henry, a retired detective with Scotland Yard, has been keeping tabs on the mans career as a forger of Old Masters and he warns Randy to stay away from his family. Randy is at the conference selling his own art, a series of sketches inspired by the Holmes Canon. The ever-observant Gemma notes that he isnt exactly popular with some of the other conference attendees, but when Randy is found dead after the banquet with a dazed and confused Henry Doyle standing over him, the police leap to assume his guilt. Its up to Gemma, with the help of her friends, to plunge into the lowest and vilest alleys of London to save her father from prison.

About Vicki Delany

Vicki Delany is one of Canada's most prolific and varied crime writers and a national bestseller in the US. She is currently writing four cozy mystery series: The Tea by the Sea mysteries, the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop series, the Year Round Christmas mysteries, and as Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library series. A past president of the Crime Writers of Canada and a co-organizer of Women Killing it, a crime writing festival, her work has been nominated for the Derringer, the Bony Blithe, the Ontario Library Association Golden Oak, and the Arthur Ellis Awards. She is the recipient of the 2019 Derrick Murdoch Award for contributions to Canadian crime writing. Vicki lives and writes in bucolic Prince Edward County, Ontario.


Reviews

Goodreads review by James on December 07, 2019

There's a Murder Afoot is the 5th book in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mysteries by Vicki Delany. I have read the previous books in this series and when this one became available, it was a must-read. I can easily say, it delivered a wonderful punch and earns 4.5 stars. Let's dive into the review... G......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on November 20, 2021

In this 5th book in the 'Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mysteries', bookstore manager/amateur sleuth Gemma Doyle travels to London, where she gets involved in a murder investigation. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** Englishwoman Gemma Doyle now lives in Cape Cod, Massachusetts and co-owns 'The Sh......more

Goodreads review by Sandra on January 09, 2020

There's A Murder Afoot is the fifth book in Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery series by Vicky Delany. This series is a perfect choice not only for fans of Mr. Holmes but for readers who prefer intelligent and well written mysteries. The characters are well developed and they grow and change with the se......more

Goodreads review by Kristina on January 02, 2020

There’s a Murder Afoot by Vicki Delany may be the fifth installment in A Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery, but it can be read on its own. The author includes the necessary background a new reader needs. This is my favorite book in the series. I found it to be well-written and it moved along at a ste......more

Goodreads review by ・❥・Tara ・❥・ (haitus) on March 06, 2024

3.5 "first mystery" Stars (I have been avoiding...no stepping backfrom MM Romance this month. TOO much romance! Lol) This was my first mystery book and my first time reading something related to Sherlock Holmes. I picked this up from a surprise book bag from my library and it definitely did surpris......more