A Study in Scarlet Women
| Author | Sherry Thomas |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Published | October, 2016 (Berkley Books) |
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| Pages | 336 |
| ISBN | 978-0425281406 |
A Study in Scarlet Women is a mystery by Sherry Thomas. It is the first novel of Thomas' "Lady Sherlock series".[1] In the novel, Thomas gender-flipped Sherlock Holmes into Charlotte Holmes.[2] Thomas said
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"A Sherlock Holmes has the luxury of not thinking about such rules. After all, they don’t interfere in his life...Charlotte Holmes has no choice but to deal with them—and how she deals with them would define the paths of her life."[3]
Charlotte creates the fiction of a "Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective" and masquerades as his sister to solve crimes[4] within the limited opportunities for women in Victorian England.
Reception
Sarah Wendell, reviewing the book for NPR, said "You'll probably finish it, and start the first page over again, because it's that good."[2] Constance Grady for Vox gave it two and a half stars saying "A Study in Scarlet Women has a killer premise, some interesting character work, and a regrettably poorly structured plot."[4]
Book Riot listed it as one of their "favorite under-the-radar-books" of the year.[5] Kirkus Reviews called it one of the "Best Mysteries and Thrillers of 2016".[6]
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