The Art of Deception: A Daughter of Sherlock Holmes Mystery
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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。
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。
Reviews
Shelley
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3。5 There's a mystery within a mystery 3。5 There's a mystery within a mystery 。。。more
Christal
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Honestly this was a wonderful capor that kept my interest every page I read！ I am so glad I got to read this gem of a series and can't wait till abduction of a pretty penny comes out。 Honestly this was a wonderful capor that kept my interest every page I read！ I am so glad I got to read this gem of a series and can't wait till abduction of a pretty penny comes out。 。。。more
Taryn
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This one was low key difficult to read but at the end it got good
Nina Braden
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2020， USA
Torie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I love how in this book they have a women detective and also Sherlock Holmes daughter it's interesting and exciting to read about how she's figuring out the clues how the author is writing the clues step by step so we can figure out the clues with the main character right along with her I think that's very interesting and can't wait to keep reading and found why is this vandalizing homes and art galleries I love art so this book is right up my street 🤓👍 After I continued to read I DNFTED IT I kn I love how in this book they have a women detective and also Sherlock Holmes daughter it's interesting and exciting to read about how she's figuring out the clues how the author is writing the clues step by step so we can figure out the clues with the main character right along with her I think that's very interesting and can't wait to keep reading and found why is this vandalizing homes and art galleries I love art so this book is right up my street 🤓👍 After I continued to read I DNFTED IT I know I said I like the book some more LIKED the mastery aspect of it but the story around the mastery was voting of that makes sense 。。。more
Mel
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I suppose 2。5 stars would be fair。 I really wanted to like this book- hence checking it out at least 3 or 4 times TRYING to get through it with decent interest。 I really enjoyed the first book in this series， and even mostly the second。 Honestly things have just sort of devolved to me since the second installment。 Don't get me wrong， the story isn't awful， and I had an easier time getting through this one than the last， but even then I've used this to go to sleep every night because even skimmin I suppose 2。5 stars would be fair。 I really wanted to like this book- hence checking it out at least 3 or 4 times TRYING to get through it with decent interest。 I really enjoyed the first book in this series， and even mostly the second。 Honestly things have just sort of devolved to me since the second installment。 Don't get me wrong， the story isn't awful， and I had an easier time getting through this one than the last， but even then I've used this to go to sleep every night because even skimming， every chapter put me solidly to sleep。 The idea is there， the characters are mostly there， and there are moments of "ah-ha" that are kind of great， but overall this particular chapter in the series lacks cohesion to the rest of the books and felt more forced and uninspired。 I was determined to finish it once and for all， so I powered through， but honestly if I have to work this hard to get through a story， even with skimming- I just can't recommend it。 。。。more
Ramona
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This is a great addition to the Sherlockian world。 Goldberg writes an intriguing new "Watson" memoirs， with Sherlock's daughter Joanna as the now "great" Holmes detective。 Joanna is married to Dr。 Watson's son， and they have a son， Johnny， who has the Holme's genes for deduction also。 This mystery includes famous artwork， clever art restorers， and greedy art lovers。 I enjoyed the writing style， the clues that enable the reader to solve the crime， and the wonderful characters Goldberg has invente This is a great addition to the Sherlockian world。 Goldberg writes an intriguing new "Watson" memoirs， with Sherlock's daughter Joanna as the now "great" Holmes detective。 Joanna is married to Dr。 Watson's son， and they have a son， Johnny， who has the Holme's genes for deduction also。 This mystery includes famous artwork， clever art restorers， and greedy art lovers。 I enjoyed the writing style， the clues that enable the reader to solve the crime， and the wonderful characters Goldberg has invented， to continue one of my favorite classic mystery series， and keep Holmes alive。 。。。more
Deb
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This book was a bit longer then it needed to be in my opinion。 Masterpieces of art slashed in home and gallery break-ins， murder， art restorers gone missing， and the Watsons and Scotland Yard on the trail of it all。
Chrisy Markey
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Much better than the last two。 The subject was interesting。 I learned a bit about art and cholera as well。 Good read
Ashley
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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 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！ 。。。more
Mary Marshall
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Not as good as the old Sherlock Holmes books， but a very intersecting read with the perspective of Sherlocks daughter。
Jessica Higgins
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Yet another fantastic installment to the Daughter of Sherlock Holmes series！To be visited by Scotland Yard to consult on a case is not out of the ordinary for the Watsons， but a case involving vandalism of fine art seems a bit low on the docket for them。 But as Joanna Watson knows， nothing is really as it seems until you truly observe。 As the Watsons visit the crime scenes， it becomes apparent that the vandal isn’t simply vandalizing the paintings， but the manner he is doing it shows that he is Yet another fantastic installment to the Daughter of Sherlock Holmes series！To be visited by Scotland Yard to consult on a case is not out of the ordinary for the Watsons， but a case involving vandalism of fine art seems a bit low on the docket for them。 But as Joanna Watson knows， nothing is really as it seems until you truly observe。 As the Watsons visit the crime scenes， it becomes apparent that the vandal isn’t simply vandalizing the paintings， but the manner he is doing it shows that he is looking for something hidden behind the canvas。 As they begin to unravel the mystery， more than just art begins to arise， including murders。 Will they be able to determine who is behind the vandalism before he finds what he is looking for？As always， Leonard Goldberg has crafted yet another thrilling tale for readers to devour and try to match wits with Joanna Watson， the daughter of Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler。 These books are just good， clean reads and this was no exception。 I love that Goldberg has developed a new line of mysteries that readers are able to enjoy and try to see if they can figure out the culprits before Joanna does。 And true to form， there is usually an unexpected twist or two at the end that will keep your mind whirling to keep up！ 。。。more
Elsie
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Good mysteryI enjoyed reading this book and the historical context， especially that related to the art and the masters was very interesting。
Addie BookCrazyBlogger
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Daughter of Sherlock Holmes， Joanna and her husband/father in law the Watsons， are called in to solve the case of a curious spree of art vandal that is terrorizing London。 As they begin to work the case， the trio find that tracking down the elusive art vandal is going to take more intelligence than bravado and stomping around。 They begin to suspect that the vandal is looking for something specific， most likely expensive， to pawn onto the black market。 When a red herring leads their suspects to t Daughter of Sherlock Holmes， Joanna and her husband/father in law the Watsons， are called in to solve the case of a curious spree of art vandal that is terrorizing London。 As they begin to work the case， the trio find that tracking down the elusive art vandal is going to take more intelligence than bravado and stomping around。 They begin to suspect that the vandal is looking for something specific， most likely expensive， to pawn onto the black market。 When a red herring leads their suspects to their death， Joanna and the Watsons must quickly find the true masterminds behind the plot before murder becomes an option。 First of all， maybe it’s because this is the 4th book in the series， but I was pretty confused on the backstory。 Second， on that same note about backstory， what freaking time period were we in？！ There were phones and cars mentioned， yet the medical care was relatively rudimentary and I’m pretty sure rubber gloves didn’t get invented for a long time， yet Queen Victoria is still kicking it。 Third， the writing surrounding it’s main female character was just really rough。 Actually， the writing in general was just not great。 。。。more
Rebecca
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It's 1916， and someone is slashing valuable paintings in London。 Scotland Yard brings in Joanna Watson， daughter of Sherlock Holmes and married to the son of Dr。 Watson， who is still alive。 The two Watsons and Joanna investigate， figuring out what connects the paintings， why they were slashed， and what the dangerous vandal--who has injured and murdered in his rampage--plans next。While I thought the plot in this was well-thought out and unfolded at a good pace， and I appreciated that while Joanna It's 1916， and someone is slashing valuable paintings in London。 Scotland Yard brings in Joanna Watson， daughter of Sherlock Holmes and married to the son of Dr。 Watson， who is still alive。 The two Watsons and Joanna investigate， figuring out what connects the paintings， why they were slashed， and what the dangerous vandal--who has injured and murdered in his rampage--plans next。While I thought the plot in this was well-thought out and unfolded at a good pace， and I appreciated that while Joanna at first seemed like an emotionless carbon copy of Conan-Doyle's Holmes， she actually showed emotion in connection with her family， I had a number of quibbles with this one。 First， the episode with Joanna's son getting cholera served no purpose in the plot except for the author to make use of all that research he'd done about cholera， including the intimate medical details about explosive diarrhea。 Second， and even more annoying， the author continually used transitive verbs as dialogue tags。 This is annoying because most dialogue tags add little or nothing to the prose， and because transitive verbs like lauded， greeted， assured， etc。， when used in this context， require an object。 Drove me up a tree。 Was the word "surveil" actually used in early 20th century Britain？ I'm unsure of this， so maybe， but it still sounded jarringly modern。 Lastly， an art professor once told our class that Leonardo DaVinci should never be referred to as DaVinci--he should be called Leonardo。 I'm assuming that all the Renaissance art experts in 1916 London would know this， but still， they all called him DaVinci， and his works were DaVincis。 So， I thought this would have benefited from more editing， because it had the potential to be really good。 。。。more
Sue Petersen
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Really enjoy this series。 Hope he writes more。
Kateyn S
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Great continuation of series。 Not only does the mystery start right away， but you get to know Johanna more as a character。
Jenny Haseley
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Would give it 3。5。It’s a fun old fashioned read and a nice nod to the Holmes genre along with interesting insight into the art world。
Nikki
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I love these quick easy reads。 Sometimes just reading a simple book is pleasure enough。
Susan Parks
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3。5 stars
Marlene
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Originally published at Reading RealityI picked this one up as a bit of a “palate cleanser”。 The book I had planned to read was supposed to be a take-off on Holmes and Watson， and it kind of was？ But it just wasn’t hitting the sweet spot， leaving me in the mood for something Holmes-ish but not quite so historical – or honestly quite so slow to get itself off the ground。Then I got an eARC of the NEXT book in this series （The Abduction of Pretty Penny）， remembered I still hadn’t read the last one， Originally published at Reading RealityI picked this one up as a bit of a “palate cleanser”。 The book I had planned to read was supposed to be a take-off on Holmes and Watson， and it kind of was？ But it just wasn’t hitting the sweet spot， leaving me in the mood for something Holmes-ish but not quite so historical – or honestly quite so slow to get itself off the ground。Then I got an eARC of the NEXT book in this series （The Abduction of Pretty Penny）， remembered I still hadn’t read the last one， and， as the saying goes， “Bob’s your uncle。” Or in this case， your aunt， as this series follows the adventures of， not Sherlock Holmes， but his daughter Joanna。As chronicled by her assistant， partner and husband， Dr。 John Watson the younger。 Not that Watson the elder isn’t still around and still extremely helpful， but this series is told from the perspective of his son， who is Joanna （Holmes） Blalock Watson’s second husband。The case that is presented to Joanna and company is every bit as twisted as any that her famous progenitor tackled， with a solution that at first seems every bit as elusive。There has been a series of crimes committed in art galleries and private art collections。 One would think that a crime in that setting would be theft。 After all， there are plenty of pricey paintings on display。 But this particular series of crimes consists of breaking， entering and vandalizing。The paintings seem to have three things in common。 They all feature the faces of women。 They have all been recently restored。 And they’ve all been slashed with a sharp knife from the front without slicing open the back。The authorities， in the person of Inspector Lestrade， can’t seem to find a common element to either the paintings or the crime scene。 Of course， the daughter of Sherlock Holmes can。The only problem with Joanna’s hypothesis is that of the two men she believes committed the crimes， one is in prison and one is in Australia。 The authorities could be wrong。 Or Joanna could be mistaken。Which do you think is more likely？Escape Rating B: On the one hand， this did do what I wanted it to。 I sunk right into this world as soon as I opened the book。 On the other hand， it didn’t quite hit that sweet spot – but it did get way closer than my previous book。There’s something about this series， as well as the Lady Sherlock series， that hits that “almost but not quite” button。 But it’s not the same something。The difference is that Charlotte Holmes， Lady Sherlock， is THE Holmes， except， except， except。 Except she’s female instead of male。 Except that she is subject to all of the strictures and restrictions that governed respectable female behavior in the Victorian era。 Except that the number of people who know the truth about Sherlock Holmes can be counted on one hand with fingers left over。Joanna Blalock Watson is the daughter of Sherlock Holmes， as she is referred to so damn often that the sobriquet seems to substitute for her actual name。 There are times when she is introduced that way， as though she has no identity separate from her father’s exploits。But Holmes did not raise Joanna， so while it might be possible or even probable that she would have inherited his genius and his innate talents， occasionally the sheer number of his tics and habits that she also inherited seems a bit much。Joanna also reads almost like a caricature of her father’s famous persona as a “thinking machine”， except for her marital relationship with the younger Watson and her rather overwhelming maternal instincts towards her son Johnny Blalock。 Charlotte Holmes reads as more of a “whole person” than Joanna。 YMMV。As Joanna is Holmes’ daughter， this series does not take place in the Victorian Era。 Instead， this story is set in 1916。 Which seems odd now that I think about it， as this story takes place in the middle of World War I， which isn’t even mentioned anywhere in the narrative。 Nevertheless， the century has definitely turned， Queen Victoria is more than a decade dead， dusting for fingerprints has become standard police procedure， and telephones are commonplace， as are automobiles。 Joanna’s world is not remotely as restricted as Charlotte’s， which allows the pace of the case to gather more steam。 Or should that be horsepower？Part of the twist in the case is that it seems like the perpetrators are obvious fairly early on。 Then they aren’t。 And then they are again。 There’s also a hidden criminal but that person’s participation in the crimes is even more obvious – not because they’ve done anything obviously wrong， but because they’re so obviously slimy。 The bigger twist was the reason for the crimes。 There is a lot of fascinating information – and even more contentious opinion – running through the whole story when it comes to Renaissance painting as well as the restoration and forgery of the same。And the MacGuffin that Joanna finally uncovers？ It’s a masterpiece。 Possibly even a real one！ 。。。more
Gloria
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A really good read， enjoyed every clue！！
Jeanne Castle
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I thought this was the best of the daughter of Sherlock Holmes series。 It was a good mystery， a good story， good characterizations。 A little darker than the others in the series， fitting well in the Holmes universe。
Janette
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Awkward and just dumb。
Eileen
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Another great daughter of Sherlock Holmes read！If you are looking for a good book with lot’s of twists and turns as part of the plot then look no further than this new addition to the daughter of Sherlock Holmes series。 It is entertaining and will have you amazed at the end。 Worth staying up late to finish reading。
Pat Brown
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I usually find the mystery parts interesting， but the characterization is rather flat and repetitive。 How many times can the narrator note that she's very much Sherlock Holmes's daughter （。。。 and now there's a SH grandson）。 I usually find the mystery parts interesting， but the characterization is rather flat and repetitive。 How many times can the narrator note that she's very much Sherlock Holmes's daughter （。。。 and now there's a SH grandson）。 。。。more
Christine
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4。5 starsLoved the deductions that Joanna is able to make and the way she works together with the senior and junior Dr。 John Watson to solve the case。 The parts about Renaissance art are both informative and fun to read about。 I enjoyed this well-written detective story。
Kathy
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Well， I gave this series another try and found it to be just ok。 I was again annoyed by the group's self congratulating practice。 It detracts from the focus on the crimes。 That should do it for me。Library Loan Well， I gave this series another try and found it to be just ok。 I was again annoyed by the group's self congratulating practice。 It detracts from the focus on the crimes。 That should do it for me。Library Loan 。。。more
Deborah
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The daughter of Sherlock Holmes along with Dr。 Watson （her father-in-law） and John Watson （her husband） follow the clues to find an art thief of the worst kind。 The thief knows that he is looking for a special piece of art but is not sure where to find it， so he slashes pieces of art looking for it， but also there is murder involved but is it the same person？
Jean
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