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The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes
The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes | Leonard Goldberg
1910. Joanna Blalock's keen mind and incredible insight lead her to become a highly-skilled nurse, one of the few professions that allow her to use her finely-tuned brain. But when she and her ten-year-old son witness a man fall to his death, apparently by suicide, they are visited by the elderly Dr. John Watson and his charming, handsome son, Dr. John Watson Jr. Impressed by her forensic and deductive skills, they invite her to become the third member of their deductive team. Caught up in a Holmesian mystery that spans from hidden treasure to the Second Afghan War of 1878-1880, Joanna and her companions must devise an ingenious plan to catch a murderer in the act while dodging familiar culprits, Scotland Yard, and members of the British aristocracy. Unbeknownst to her, Joanna harbors a mystery of her own. The product of a one-time assignation between the now dead Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler, the only woman to ever outwit the famous detective, Joanna has unwittingly inherited her parents' deductive genius. Fans of the Rizzoli and Isles series by Tess Gerritsen and the Stapleton and Montgyomery series by Robin Cook will enjoy this suspenseful story, full of excitement and intrigue.
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Panpan

I'm going to be honest and this is just my opinion but this book just wasn't that good. I went in thinking it would be a great mystery but instead I got a plain storyline where s9me points was almost predictable, but what frustrated me the most were the missed opportunities and the forced subplot lines.

All in all I don't think I will be reading the rest of the books if the first book is like this.

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Skeeterisme
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Pickpick

Delightful

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BookishMarginalia
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Traci1 Cute! 😍 3y
Andrew65 Love this! 😊 3y
Gissy So pretty!😍❤️❤️❤️ 3y
Veebee Lovely Mandala !⚘⚘⚘ 3y
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BookishMarginalia
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#CurrentlyListening to the first in the #DaughterofSherlockHolmes #mystery series by #LeonardGoldberg, narrated by #SteveWest

#20in4 - Hour 6.5 @Andrew65

UPDATE: Hour 10.5 — this is a good enough mystery to keep me reading the second in the series, but the writing style is a little stilted for my taste.

Andrew65 Sounds good, well done 👏👏👏 3y
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BookNAround
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Starting my #bookspin for the month. Here‘s hoping it‘s a good one!

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DieAReader
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#CrimeADay #TBRCrew #JubilantJuly

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This was my June #DoubleSpin @TheAromaofBooks 😉

🤯🥳So, this happened somewhere around 3 am! Thank you everyone for all the amazing encouragement you provide (readathons & so much more)! 🤗Now to increase my goal, but by how much🤔🤔

wanderinglynn Way to go! 🙌🏻🎉👏🏻🥳 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4y
jb72 Great job! 🍾 4y
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candority Good work! 🎉 4y
Clwojick Way to go!!! I surpassed my pass at the end of June too. I upped my new goal by about 60%, which may seem quite high, but I wanted to motivate myself for the events I know we have coming up in the last laugh of the year. (edited) 4y
GHABI4ROSES OMG ALREADY! Yessss! I had to adjust twice, once for higher, then lower😂 4y
Birdsong28 Congratulations 🎊 🎉 📚 📖 4y
Andrew65 Wow, it‘s only mid Juky 🙌👏👏👏🥳🥳🥳🍾🥂 4y
ElizaMarie ooo congrats!!! 4y
DieAReader Thanks so much everyone! I impressed even myself😁 4y
GHABI4ROSES You are seriously powering, Amanda. Total OVERCOMER💪🏾💖 4y
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DieAReader
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“the evil that men do lives after them,”

#CrimeADay #TBRCrew #JubilantJuly #Readathon
#DoubleSpin (June)

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Shannonnowoj
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January 2020 reads. Never tell By Lisa Gardner Something in the water Catherine Steadman The Hunger Alma Katsu The witches daughter Paula Brackston The daughter is Sherlock Holmes Leonard Goldberg

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Brooke_H
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Bailedbailed

This book is not good.

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Saknicole
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My current beach read courtesy of @Kimberlone got some beach time today. She knows I love EVERYTHING Sherlock Holmes related. Thus far I haven't made much of a dent in my pile of books brought, but I've been having a stellar time. #birthday #sherlock #mexico #beachreads

Kimberlone Yay! Hope you like it 5y
rachelsbrittain Happy birthday!! 5y
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Linsy
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Loved it!! This book had me hooked from the start. I‘ve seen reviews lamenting the stilted love story, but it didn‘t bug me. What I cared about was the mystery and it pulled me along just perfectly. A fun escape!

My hazelnut hot cocoa has been a perfect companion. 😋

This gives me a total of 18 hours. I‘ll have to read into the night to finish the full 24.

#litsypartyofone #24b4monday #mrbook1inamillion
#gratefulreads #bookandbeverage

Crazeedi I love your teacup! 5y
Andrew65 Well done on the fantastic time you‘ve got to. Good luck for the last part. 👏👏👏😊👍 5y
Andrew65 Stacked! 5y
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Slajaunie Who are the characters on your cup? 5y
Lynnsoprano Great time! This is on my TBR, and now I want to read it even more. 5y
MrBook Hazelnut hot chocolate!!! 😳🤤 5y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Love it!!! 💗💗 5y
Linsy @Slajaunie Cinderella and her prince... the Disney store has a hold on me. 5y
Linsy @Crazeedi Thanks!! I love the Disney store. 5y
OriginalCyn620 That mug!! ❤️ 5y
Slajaunie Cinderella is my favorite princess!! I love it! 5y
Linsy @Slajaunie Mine too!! Glad to find a kindred spirit 👑 5y
Slajaunie 🥰 5y
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Linsy
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Almost at 14 hours and I‘m calling it for tonight. I‘m just too sleepy. Excited to get back to this one tomorrow morning! 🧐

#24b4monday #litsypartyofone #mrbook1inamillion

MrBook ☺️🤗🙌🏻 5y
Andrew65 Great time 👏👏👏 I like the look of this book. 5y
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I liked this audiobook enough to finish it, but it‘s not the best Sherlock spin-off ever. I liked the concept & enjoyed the presence of Watson. The plot is good, but there are times where simple things are explained when they don‘t need to be. Most people reading this have probably read Sherlock books and mysteries before, so it doesn‘t need to be dumbed-down. There‘s a romance but not much chemistry. Overall, a good book. @Clwojick -mystery

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Savedbygrace
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Thanks to Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler, Sherlock's skills and spirit still live in the form of a young lady whose deductive powers seem matched by no one! In The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes, the two Watsons and the new Sherlock are out to solve a complicated mystery involving treasure, codes, and murder...couldn't put it down!

thereadingowlvina Sounds good! On my TBR! 😁👍 5y
lover.of.the.classics Wow, you might have to let me Borrow that! 5y
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Crewgurl
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this book! I thought it captured the essence of Sherlock Holmes, but still had a fresh perspective. I‘m looking forward to continuing the series.

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Sharpeipup
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“Everyone is an idle gossiper if the gossip is interesting enough.”

#quotes #gossip #doyouagree

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kspenmoll
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#audiobook #SherlockHolmes
Thought the whole concept of a daughter of Sherlock Holmes intriguing. An aged Watson is alive, but Holmes is dead. Their lives intersect with Joanna, Holmes‘ daughter when a desperate young woman arrives at Watson‘s doorstep step seeking help about her brother‘s death. Thus begins a tale with many deaths, twists and turns. Watson‘s doctor son joins the two in an investigation.

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Preciouz29
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Loved it! A fresh update that read like a Sherlock Holmes novel!

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litologie
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"I am merely an old man trying to stay relevant" - Dr. John Watson

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ralexist
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I'm a fan of most everything Sherlockian and so the first book in a new series in which the famous detective has had a daughter and she's as brilliant as her father is a must read. Couple that with the fact that this modern telling mimics the originals by giving us a new Dr. John Watson (son of the original) for a narrator and partner in crime solving, and it becomes a must read now. High marks all around!

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CatGV
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I am in awe at this baby! First, the cover is glorious. Then, Sherlock Fucking Holmes and Irene Awesome Adler‘s daughter?! Working with Watson‘s own son? I am ALL for it! I need to finish reading the Complete Sherlock Holmes Stories first (I read them all years ago though)...

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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I always love a Sherlock Holmes story. I really enjoyed Sherlock's daughter but wasn't crazy about how the Watson's we're portrayed. She had to spoon-feed them some basic stuff.

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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I need a fun quick read! Enter this beauty...

KarouBlue The narrator of the audiobook has the most amazing voice! Adds quite a new dimension to the storyline! 7y
TNbookworm This sounds really good! 7y
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Leelee08
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These two look so good! 📚🖤📚

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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Library haul!

Abby-J If you like Sherlock Holmes based fiction with lady protagonists (which is an oddly specific genre), I can‘t say enough good things about this one. 7y
SassenachTheBookWizard @Abby-J I actually have the audiobook of that! I gotta get to it soon! 7y
Abby-J @SassenachTheBookWizard I listened to the audiobook (I think it was a Daily Deal). The narrator was good, too. (edited) 7y
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Read4life
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My March reads. Not a bad month. 📚🍀I enjoyed almost every book I read or listened to.

JoeStalksBeck 👏👏👏👏🎖🏅🥇🌷📚😃❤️❤️❤️ 8y
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Read4life
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Pickpick

I enjoyed this book. Overall, it stayed true to Watson and his relationship to Holmes. The new characters- Watson's son and Sherlock's daughter- were well written.

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Read4life
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Was skeptical in the beginning. The daughter of Sherlock and Irene? Then put her together with Watson and his son? However, I'm 1/2 done and enjoying it.

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Read4life
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Book ✅. Tea ✅. Cozy chair ✅. See ya in a few world.

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Read4life
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Read4life
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😌📖

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Read4life
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Oh, Sherlock...

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Read4life
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Oh, to hear those words from Dr. Watson...

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Read4life
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1910. When Joanna Blalock and her son witness a man fall to his death, they are visited by Dr. John Watson and his son, Dr. John Watson Jr. Impressed by her forensic and deductive skills, they invite her to become the third member of their deductive team. The unknown child of the now dead Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler, the only woman to ever outwit Holmes, Joanna has unwittingly inherited her parents' deductive genius. Just got this one. Hmm?

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