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A Case of Sapphires | Stuart Forty

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London, Christmas 1900. Two mysteries: the Duchess of Ripley’s sapphire necklace has gone missing – lost or stolen? – and the duke has had his head cut off during a misfiring stage illusion – accident or murder? Enter brothers Sidney and Walter Paget, illustrators of the Sherlock Holmes stories in the Strand magazine. With their usual combination of brilliance and bungling, they pursue their investigations in Belgravia and Theatreland, coming up against their old rival Inspector Brasher of Scotland Yard. And how do they find the vital clue that will explain everything? By acting in a West End production of Charley’s Aunt!
A historical whodunnit with a good dash of humour, A Case of Sapphires is the second in the series of Paget Brothers mysteries, following on from A Scandal in Scarborough, which saw the brothers solve several murders in the Yorkshire seaside resort.

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A Case of Sapphires | Stuart Forty

so-so

Six years after the first Paget Brothers mystery, the 2nd in the series was published. It was s further three years later that I became aware of the fact. The nine years wait was not worth it. While some amusing dialogue did make me smile, these moments were few and far between. A comical crime mystery set in 1900 London during Christmas and with one of the Paget brothers styling himself on Sherlock Holmes I found it slow and dreary throughout.

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