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krisrid's review
4.0
A thoroughly satisfying conclusion to an exciting, well-written and creatively conceived story!
This conclusion to the story begun in the previous Chapel Noir was just as detailed and circuitously thrilling as part one with a great many twists and turns. The plot for this book alternated between the investigations of Irene Adler and the mysterious "Pink" to try to locate Irene's missing husband, Godfrey, and her ever-present companion, Nell - both of whom vanished without a trace in the previous book, and the story of where Nell and Godfrey actually are and what is happening to them, told from Nell's perspective.
This book is just as detailed and heavy on "atmosphere" as the previous story was, and although I found the descriptions made sense for the time and the story in which they were included, I was a bit more impatient with the details in this book. In fairness, that may simply have been because I was dying to find out how everything would end.
The other plot-line is the search that everyone involved is chasing - Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson figure even more prominently in this book than they did in the previous installment - is the identity and capture of Jack the Ripper, who, in this story cuts a swath [no pun intended!] across three different European cities with his vicious atrocities.
While I won't include a spoiler by telling who the author decides to cast as the Ripper, I will say that when I got to that revelation, at first I was a bit skeptical. However, the more I thought about it, I decided that given that Jack the Ripper has been purported to be everyone from doctors to Royalty through the years and other stories, this supposition of who he *might* have been seems as plausible as any other - particularly given the plot that Carole Nelson Douglas wraps that contention in.
All in all a very enjoyable, exciting story! I will definitely look at other books by this author, particularly others with Irene Adler as the main character - I love the character and the adventures she has, as well as the supporting cast of characters who surround her. I recommend both these books!
This conclusion to the story begun in the previous Chapel Noir was just as detailed and circuitously thrilling as part one with a great many twists and turns. The plot for this book alternated between the investigations of Irene Adler and the mysterious "Pink" to try to locate Irene's missing husband, Godfrey, and her ever-present companion, Nell - both of whom vanished without a trace in the previous book, and the story of where Nell and Godfrey actually are and what is happening to them, told from Nell's perspective.
This book is just as detailed and heavy on "atmosphere" as the previous story was, and although I found the descriptions made sense for the time and the story in which they were included, I was a bit more impatient with the details in this book. In fairness, that may simply have been because I was dying to find out how everything would end.
The other plot-line is the search that everyone involved is chasing - Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson figure even more prominently in this book than they did in the previous installment - is the identity and capture of Jack the Ripper, who, in this story cuts a swath [no pun intended!] across three different European cities with his vicious atrocities.
While I won't include a spoiler by telling who the author decides to cast as the Ripper, I will say that when I got to that revelation, at first I was a bit skeptical. However, the more I thought about it, I decided that given that Jack the Ripper has been purported to be everyone from doctors to Royalty through the years and other stories, this supposition of who he *might* have been seems as plausible as any other - particularly given the plot that Carole Nelson Douglas wraps that contention in.
All in all a very enjoyable, exciting story! I will definitely look at other books by this author, particularly others with Irene Adler as the main character - I love the character and the adventures she has, as well as the supporting cast of characters who surround her. I recommend both these books!
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