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The Missing Maid
The Missing Maid: The BRAND NEW page-turning historical cozy murder mystery from Holly Hepburn for 2024 | Holly Hepburn
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PRE-ORDER NOW - A GLORIOUS SHERLOCK HOLMES-INSPIRED MYSTERY FOR FANS OF NITA PROSE AND JANICE HALLETT London, 1932. When Harriet White rebuffs the advances of her boss at the Baker Street building society where she works, she finds herself demoted to a new position... a very unusual position. Deep in the postal department beneath the bank, she is tasked with working her way through a mountain of correspondence addressed to Baker Streets most famous resident: Mr Sherlock Holmes. Seemingly undeterred by the fact that Sherlock Holmes doesnt exist, letter after letter arrives, beseeching him to help solve mysteries, and Harry diligently replies to each writer with the same response: Mr Holmes has retired from detective work and now lives in Sussex, keeping bees. Until one entreaty catches her eye. Its from a village around five miles from Harrys family estate, about a young woman who went to London to work as a domestic, then disappeared soon afterwards in strange circumstances. Intrigued, Harry decides, just this once, to take matters into her own hands. And so, the case of the missing maid is opened...
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Blueroseis
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Mehso-so

In 1932 the Abbey Road Building society opened on 219-229 Baker Street, London. Immediately receiving numerous letters addressed to Sherlock Holmes from the public asking for help, a secretary was employed to furnish a reply. One plea for help prompts the secretary to become a Holmes assistant and search for a missing Maid. Sadly the actual story itself wasn't that inspiring. With a mediocre plot and characters the investigation just ambled along

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julesG
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Pickpick

Demoted to a small dark office in the basement of the bank in Baker Street, Harry now has to answer letters sent to Sherlock Holmes. She comes across a letter from her home village and decides to not only write back as assistant to Mr Holmes, but to investigate herself. Of course she finds the missing maid, but also much more.

A short cosy mystery. Perfect palate cleanser.

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Andrew65 I was looking at this ARC just now, well done 👏👏👏 7mo
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julesG
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Proper #EasterCrime reading: Sherlock - A Study in Pink & the tagged #ARC

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dabbe #benedictassherlock 🤩🤩🤩 7mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 7mo
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