A Study in Scarlet Women

A Study in Scarlet Women
Author Sherry Thomas
Country United States
Language English
Genre Mystery
Published October, 2016 (Berkley Books)
Media type Print
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

"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]

References

  1. ↑ Lamb, Joyce (October 18, 2016). "You might say this interview with historical romance author Sherry Thomas has a bit of a theme: Zombies". USA Today. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Wendell, Sarah (October 23, 2016). "Charlotte Holmes Is On The Case In 'A Study In Scarlet Women'". Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ Gandhi, Lakshmi (January 5, 2018). "These writers are putting a new spin on the legendary Sherlock Holmes". NBC News. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Grady, Constance (December 5, 2016). "A Study in Scarlet Women's gender-swapped Sherlock Holmes story is all premise, no plot". Vox. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  5. ↑ Bowen, Ashley (December 20, 2016). "Our Favorite Under-the-Radar Books Published in 2016". Book Riot. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Best Fiction of 2016". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved January 24, 2018.
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