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    The Art of Deception: A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery
    The Art of Deception: A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery
    The Art of Deception: A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery
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    The Art of Deception: A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery

    By Leonard Goldberg

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    "Suspenseful and entertaining, with many twists and turns....This is one of the best Sherlock Holmes series since Laurie R. King’s Mary Russell books."—Historical Novel Society

    USA Today bestselling author Leonard Goldberg returns with another puzzling case for the daughter of Sherlock Holmes to unravel in this exciting mystery, The Art of Deception, sure to be enjoyed by fans of Sherlock Holmes as well as Laurie R. King and Charles Finch.

    In the west end of London, an apparently crazed individual is on the loose, breaking into art galleries and private homes to slash valuable paintings of women. Despite Scotland Yard’s best efforts, the criminal remains at large and continues on his destructive path.

    When Joanna and the Watsons are called in to solve the mystery, they soon discover that although the canvases have been slashed, their backings remain pristine, with no cuts or scratches. The criminal, it seems, is no mere vandal—he's searching for something hidden behind the portraits.

    Suspicion soon falls on two skilled art restorers who previously worked at the gallery where all the vandalized art was purchased. When Joanna finds the body of one in a bricked off fireplace at the gallery, the other is left as the prime suspect. But then he's discovered dead as well. Luckily, Joanna has a plan for ensnaring the criminal once and for all. But it must not fail, or more paintings—and lives—will be lost.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateJun 16, 2020
    ISBN9781250224217
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    Leonard Goldberg

    Leonard Goldberg is the USA Today bestselling author of the Joanna Blalock medical thrillers. His novels have been translated into a dozen languages and were selections of the Book of the Month Club, French and Czech book clubs, and The Mystery Guild. They were featured as People’s “Page-Turner of the Week” and at the International Book Fair. After a long career affiliated with the UCLA Medical Center as a Clinical Professor of Medicine, he now lives on an island off the coast of Charleston, SC.

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    • 4/5
      This competent mystery is the fourth in the series. While it can be read as a standalone book, the series is best read in order. The mystery in this book is who is vandalizing paintings of women. Of course, Joanna is called on to help find the slasher. The author plays fair and gives the readers the clues Joanna gets. I had a gut feeling about the vandal but no firm reasons for my suspicion until the case was solved.The more interesting part was the cholera epidemic in the story's background. The book was published in June 2020, so the parallels to the Covid-19 pandemic were likely intended.I didn't enjoy this book as much as its predecessors. It was good, but not brilliant. I'd suggest it for fans of the series.
    • 4/5
      Another good entry in this quite good series. Goldberg knows his Holmes and nicely extrapolates that knowledge into this very readable Sherlockian pastiche. His points of view can be disconcerting but interest is well sustained in this Old Masters focused mystery. We learn something about painters, their history and relationships as well as the arts and skills of restoration. Mysteries abound, but Joanna and her team related and otherwise. figure it out.
    • 3/5
      In the west end of London, an apparently crazed individual is on the loose, breaking into art galleries and private homes to slash valuable paintings of women. Despite Scotland Yard’s best efforts, the criminal remains at large and continues on his destructive path.

      When Joanna and the Watsons are called in to solve the mystery, they soon discover that although the canvases have been slashed, their backings remain pristine, with no cuts or scratches.

      The criminal, it seems, is no mere vandal—he's searching for something hidden behind the portraits

      Suspicion soon falls on two skilled art restorers who previously worked at the gallery where all the vandalized art was purchased. When Joanna finds the body of one in a bricked off fireplace at the gallery, the other is left as the prime suspect

      But then he's discovered dead as well.

      Luckily, Joanna has a plan for ensnaring the criminal once and for all. But it must not fail, or more paintings—and lives—will be lost.

      Thank you Goodreads and Minotaur Books for a chance to read The Art of Deception #4 in The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mysteries by Leonard Goldberg!

      I honestly think this is the first book I have ever read about Sherlock Holmes. I can't remember reading one at least. I have a little bit of mixed feelings about this book. And for the most part I think it's because of Joanna. It's not her whole character, it’s the times she comes across as a know it all. But to be fair I haven’t read the other books in the series. So maybe because I don’t have the back story that is why she comes off like that to me. Other than that, I found the book interesting. It was an easy read. Its was easy staying interested in the story line. The way that the characters go about solving the crime is interesting in its self. Happy reading everyone!
    • 3/5
      The puzzle of Joanna Holmes!Valuable art works being slashed and damaged has Joanna and husband John along with Watson (and young son Johnny) searching for the culprit. The plot becomes complicated, involving art dealers, restorers and art collections reaching into rarified circles. As fitting, the mystery is multi-layered. Joanna Blalock-Watson is the picture of aloof intellect, removed from others, as her brain makes connections. That is softened a couple of times when Joanna's concern for her family group is evident. Son Johnny and the mention of cholera has her taking charge immediately. Loved the health regimes instituted and the social distancing. It means more at this current time. Still I find Joanna a mostly distant figure. The actual mystery the Holmes/Watsons are involved in didn't lose my interest, but for some reason I found myself dropping in and out of reading this novel. This wasn't a page turner for me. Does Joanna's aloofness play so much into the story that I felt separated and to some extent uninvolved? Perhaps this is it. Joanna's husband John (Watson's son) recounts the story. This means the writing appears once removed from the main character. Maybe that's why I have trouble identifying with Joanna. Her actions are reported through John's eyes. I am more engaged with him as he expresses or reports on Joanne's detection path and her emotional reactions. An interesting mystery, but for me Joanna is the biggest mystery.A St. Martin's Press ARC via NetGalley

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