A Study in Scarlet Women by Kate Reading

A Study in Scarlet Women

Kate Reading, Sherry Thomas, Penguin Audio

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · October 18, 2016

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Who it’s for
A genre-bending mystery that fits both study groups and curious series-chasers.
Genres
Historical Mystery, Women Detectives, Victorian Romance
Published
Penguin Publishing Group, October 18, 2016

About this book

"I cannot recommend this series enough."—#1 New York Times bestselling author Ali Hazelwood AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas turns the Victorian detective story upside-down by reimagining Sherlock Holmes as a woman in the first novel of a riveting mystery series. With her inquisitive mind, Charlotte Holmes has never felt comfortable with the demureness expected of the fairer sex in upper class society.

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But even she never thought that she would become a social pariah, an outcast fending for herself on the mean streets of London. When the city is struck by a trio of unexpected deaths and suspicion falls on her sister and her father, Charlotte is desperate to find the true culprits and clear the family name. She’ll have help from friends new and old—a kind-hearted widow, a police inspector, and a man who has long loved her. But in the end, it will be up to Charlotte, under the assumed name Sherlock Holmes, to challenge society’s expectations and match wits against an unseen mastermind.

Genre Crossover

A genre-bending mystery that fits both study groups and curious series-chasers.

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  • historical-mystery angle
  • classroom-friendly crossover appeal

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  • category-hopping blend
  • easy comparison point for A Study in Scarlet Women

Where it sits

Historical Mystery80%
Victorian Romance60%
Women Detectives52%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Historical Mystery
  • Feminist Fiction
  • Neurodivergent Fiction
Authors
Kate Reading, Sherry Thomas, Penguin Audio
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
October 18, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Historical Mystery