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A Study in Victory Red
by Allison Osborne
Series: Holmes & Co. #1
on May 31, 2020
Genres: Mystery
Pages: 138
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June 1946. London, England. A murdered man. A mysterious woman. A note in another language. Irene Holmes, daughter of the long-retired Sherlock Holmes, used her unique talents of deduction and observation to assist her childhood friend Detective Eddy Lestrade with his cases during the war. With the war over, Eddy keeps her on as a consultant, finding her essential to solving crimes. During one of these cases, Irene meets Joe, a man who finds her instantly intriguing and has enough opinions of his own to keep up with her challenging personality. When Eddy requests her help on a perplexing murder case, Irene drags Joe along as her assistant. Using many of her father's lessons, they traverse post-war London, determined to find the killer before he strikes again.
A Study in Victory Red by Allison Osborne is the first book in Holmes and Watson’s next generation.
Can Irene and Joe find out who the killer is?
Irene Holmes
Irene Holmes is the daughter of Sherlock Holmes and some lady. She is basically the female version of Sherlock. Well, except for the use of drugs. Irene is pretty much stubborn and a true Holmes in her deduction ways. I like Irene because she is a bit different from some of the other daughters of Sherlock that I have read. Another thing that I like about her is that she has a good friendship with a Lestrade. Irene is training Joe. The one thing that I dislike about her is that she blames herself for some things that she had no control over.
Doctor Joe Watson
Doctor Joe Watson is a relative to John Watson, I think and was serving his country. He is the Watson to Irene’s Holmes in all sorts of the word. Joe is trying to get used to life back as a civilian and is trying to find work. He is now living with Irene and helping her. I like him because he uses his military background to help solve their first case. I like about Joe because he is dealing with trauma from his time in service but isn’t letting it halter him. There isn’t really anything that I dislike about him.
3 Stars
A Study in Victory Red by Allison Osborne is a good first book for Ms. Osborne. Sadly, I think that doing anything with the famous Holmes and Watson family lineage is always a tricky thing to do. I don’t think it was a successful attempt at doing this. I am giving it three stars.
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About Allison Osborne
Allison Osborne lives in Ontario, Canada with her son, their West Highland terrier, and an overwhelming amount of vintage trinkets. She attended the University of Western Ontario for creative writing, and when her mind isn’t wandering through 1940s England, she is busily working at a vet clinic.
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