
A Study in Scarlet Women
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
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"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.
Come here for
- historical-mystery angle
- classroom-friendly crossover appeal
Expect
- category-hopping blend
- easy comparison point for A Study in Scarlet Women
Where it sits
| Historical Mystery | 80% |
|---|---|
| Victorian Romance | 60% |
| Women Detectives | 52% |
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