What a delightful murder mystery series set on Gower Street, London in 1882. This book was presented at a Book Tasting event, where we were given books and had two minutes to read anywhere int he book we wanted to get a taste of the plot line and decide if we wanted to read the entire book. Of course I love mysteries so I figured I would read it even with the the two minute tasting. But, what a fun series, I will be reading the rest of the books because this is a fun premise.
M.R. Kasasian has created a Sherlock Holmes take off that is entertaining, tongue in cheek clever dialogue and keeps you guessing who did it until the end. Sidney Grice is an elderly private detective in London. He is an ornery curmudgeon who takes in the young, plain, orphaned March Middleton. He writes her offering to taking her in when her father dies. He says he owes her father a favor that he will repay by housing the young woman until she can get her feet under her again.
He does not realize who he is dealing with. March is a tough, opinionated young lady, who does not shrink in the face of death. In a time period where women were thought the weaker sex, March stands up to the societal norms and insists on being treated equally. She becomes Grice's right hand assistant and chronicler of his exploits. March becomes the Watson to Grice's Holmes.
In this first mystery in the series, Grice and Middleton uncover a scheme that has resulted in multiple deaths and deceit. When a man is accused of murdering his wife and his mother-in-law comes to help him escape the nooses, March takes the woman's side even Grice insists the man is guilty.
Together they inspect all the clues and in the end reach a conclusion they can both agree on. Grice decides to keep March around and she decides to stay and help him with further crime deductions.
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