The Art of Deception
By Leonard Goldberg
The Art of Deception is book 4 of “The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mysteries”.Since this book was my first read by this author, I had to read the previous books summary.
Its 1912, the story is taking place in London, where Dr. Watson, his son and Joanna (Sherlock Holmes daughter) are investigating their recent case. Someone is breaking into private homes and different art galleries and rips paintings. As if he is looking for something hidden behind these canvases.
In one of the swift escapes of the Hawk and Evans Art Gallery the suspect loses his scarf and leaves it on the floor. this scarf becomes a lead their investigation.
Joanna finds the answer to so many questions by examining this shabby scarf. Facts like financial status, characteristic and size of the suspect.
We also get to know Joanna’s son, John, he is away at school. There is Cholera Epidemic going on at Johns school that gave me a lot of anxiety since we are dealing with a similar situation right now during Covid Pandemic.
I enjoyed reading this detective story. I liked how close he Watson family members were. The affluent explanation of the artworks and mentioning different well-known artists in the story.
What I hope to see in the next book is more developed characters. I do recommend this book to the reader of detective and mystery stories.
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