Die lange Reise

Anna Kronberg Thriller #4

by Annelie Wendeberg

Sherlock Holmes und Anna Kronberg auf der Flucht
1891. Annas schlimmster Alptraum ist wahr geworden: Sie ist schwanger von ihrem Erzfeind Moriarty und wird auf Schritt und Tritt von gedungenen Mördern verfolgt. Welche Pläne verfolgt Moriarty wirklich mit seinen Biowaffen - sind sie für künftige europäische Kriege gedacht? Schritt für Schritt entwirren Anna Kronberg und Sherlock Holmes das Spinnennetz aus Verbrechen, Spionage und Bioterrorismus, das sich über den Globus erstreckt. Eine viktorianische Tour de Force mit vielen überraschenden Wendungen.

Genres: Mystery, Historical Fiction, Historical, Thriller, Fiction, Crime, Mystery Thriller

240 pages, Paperback

First published March 19, 2014

About the author

Annelie Wendeberg likes to throw morally grey heroines into impossible situations just to watch disaster unfold. Her books have sold nearly a million copies worldwide in multiple languages through both independent and traditional publishing. When she's not writing, you can find her herding goats, making cheese, and saving owls and kangaroos from peril.

Reviews

[Arnis · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all of the books by this author. This is the third installment, and it just keeps getting better. Please read this author, because she grabs you from the first chapter. Start from book #1, though. The Devils Grin...I love her main character Anna, and of course who does not love Sherlock Holmes. Anna is a strong, and centered character, even when her life is in shambles. I love the fact that Sherlock is not just all facts, and numbers, and off putting. There is some of that, or it would not be Holmes, yet she gives us a glimpse of his vulnerability, as well. The story is sharp, with twists and turns, and the ending coming much to soon, for this reader. I love all the characters, that are so cleverly woven into her stories. She makes you cheer for Anna,..No spoilers, and keeps you wanting the next book, to already be on the market. I love this author...my only complaint is..write faster......great read!!!!!

[Clarabel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quelle angoisse, ce roman...
J'avais été fascinée et horrifiée par La dernière expérience - roman dans lequel Anna Kronberg était kidnappée par Moriarty, pour être séduite et abusée avant de reprendre le contrôle de la situation.
Anna a donc réussi à fuir avec Sherlock mais un tueur est toujours à ses trousses. Il s'agit du bras droit de Moriarty - Sebastian Moran - qui a juré de lui faire la peau après son accouchement. Eh oui, Anna est enceinte mais elle n'éprouve aucun attachement pour l'enfant à naître.
Pour l'heure, elle doit d'abord penser à sa survie et entend récupérer l'argent de « son mari » pour freiner cette association de malfaiteurs.
... Ça se lit donc comme une course-poursuite effrénée, moins comme un roman à suspense avec une enquête à mener. Ce n'est pas inintéressant, seulement trop réducteur. On ne s'attache pas non plus aux personnages - toute idylle possible entre Anna et Sherlock est franchement risible. J'étais d'ailleurs heureuse de retrouver Garrett (l'amant des quartiers populaires) et j'ai regretté fort, fort, fort Moriarty... Sans doute une autre fin aurait été meilleure. Au lieu de ça, la série en VO poursuit son chemin mais je pense que l'éditeur français n'ira pas plus loin.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story continue with Anna and Sherlock Holmes being hunted by Sebastian Moran. Can she survive long enough to give birth, unravel Moriaty's aim, and live. She will need the help of both Holmes brothers and Dr. Watson.
Another enjoyable well-written read in this series.

[Niki · Rating 4 out of 5]

an excellent final instalment in an already very good series - anna kronberg is really a great character, full of energy, I like the way she's reflecting on women's place in victorian society, I also liked the authoress's reflecting through anna kronberg's character, on bacterial wars- I look forward to reading her other adventures

[Terry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well done!

I became an Annelie Wendeberg follower and patron after I read her sci fi Cut (1/2986 ). I love sci fi but her Anna Kronberg series is 1. Incredibly well written, leading you through all things Victorian. 2. Strong woman theme.3. Better than Sherlock Holmes stories...(personal). 4. Incorporates historical accuracy. I'm hooked!

[Kat Lebo · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Journey, an Anna Kronberg mystery
by Annelie Wendeberg

The Journey picks up three days after the conclusion of "The Fall." Anna and Sherlock are traveling on foot cross country in order to avoid detection by Moran and his men. Anna is now about 5 months pregnant; still desperately unhappy about it, but beyond the time when she can choose to terminate the pregnancy. The weather is cold and wet, both of them are dirty, tired and hungry. There resources are dwindling to nothing. Anna uses the hunting skills she learned as a child to help keep food on their plates. They are no closer to determining what plan for the use of biological weapons James Moriarty set into motion prior to his death.

Their plan is to finally resurface in a way that will alert Moran to their presence, to fake a miscarriage, and when Moran reports to Moriarty's estate attorneys that the child is dead, for Anna to appear, still pregnant, in hopes of demeaning Moran in the Moriarty family's eyes. Things go well and everyone in the little town where they appear believes that Anna has miscarried. They even are able, with Mycroft's help to have a stillborn child to bury. Anna and Sherlock go to the estate attorneys and Anna is awarded her dower as James's widow and the rest of the estate is set over in trust to her unborn child.

But, from there, the plans take a turn for the worse. Moran does not give up the search for them, and manages to capture Anna. She is wounded and Moran promises her he will return when the child is born to "harvest."

From there, the race is on to figure out what Moriarty's plan was and how to thwart it, how to lay a trap for Moran and his men, and how to keep Anna and her child safe.

The book is action from beginning to end. Lots of emotional angst on the part of both Anna and Sherlock.

The book is full of twist and turns, from the rescue of Anna's former lover, Garret from death row, to the actual delivery of Anna's baby, of course at the most inoportune time. All along the way, the author lays out little clues and red herrings, driving the main characters mad. Maybe there were too many clues and twists, as I finally stopped trying to make sense of it and decided to just let the story lumber on.

Great editing and proofing. Wonderful ability to not only present a realistic view of the time period, but to do so in a very readable fashion. Good plotting (if a bit long in the tooth). Characterizations are fully fleshed out. Lots to like about this book.

And, it ends leaving the door open for adventures to come in the future. And there is a 4th book. A prequel. Really? Ah. No thanks. This trilogy was depressing enough as it was, without asking the reader to go back to the beginning and backpedal.

So, will I read more of the series if she decides to write more. I can't say. I liked the books, but boy am I glad they are in the "read" column.

[Lacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't like this one as much as the previous two. Ugh, and that ending! There's a lot of observing and spying on other people. A lot of moving around to different cities and hanging out in hotel rooms and reviewing Moriarty's papers and Moran's journal. Anna and Holmes spend a lot of time together but emotionally apart. And they come up with complex ways to trap Moran and then in the end Anna just runs off to America and washes her hands of Holmes and leaves Moran running around. Now realistically I knew Anna was not going to wait around for Holmes but I didn't expect her to take off with Moran still on the loose. Come on, he's probably on the same ship as her and she won't make it to America because he'll throw her off the ship. Such a reversal in Anna's character does not feel authentic. It's almost like the author tried to end the book with the chapter before and was told the book couldn't end like that and added a final chapter to please the publisher. Also, Moriarty dies at the end of the second book but Moran is the hard one to track down and kill? Not my favorite of the series but the series is still worth reading.

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A satisfying, but creepy, end to the Anna Kronberg series. Anna has disguised herself as a man in order to study medicine in 1890's England. She has become Dr. Anton Kronberg, renowned surgeon and bacteriologist. After a series of deaths by unexplained disease, Anna pairs up with Sherlock Holmes in order to uncover a plot by Moriarty to use germ warfare to protect England and his business interests. This series is not for the weak of heart. It is very dark, violent and creepy. Questionable moral decisions are made resulting in both innocent and not so innocent deaths. Just as Sherlock has many dark secrets, Anna hides a darkness that only Sherlock can uncover. Fans of Sherlock Holmes won't be offended, but may find this series to be an extension of the struggles faced in Sir A.C. Doyle's original books.

[Sean Mcdougle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one better than the second book. I kept waiting for Moriarty to pop up any minute, I can't fathom the super genius having been dispatched so easily, or Moran continuing his pursuit out of loyalty to a dead man. Both of these aspects took away from the plot for me, although I suppose some might find these twists less cliche. The tension between Holmes and Anna is growing and the ending caught me by surprise. Looking forward to more adventures of the good doctor and Sherlock. All in all, I enjoyed this book very much.

[Sabrina Flynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Edgy and Innovative

Annelie Wendeberg has a wonderful writing style and she never fails to keep her readers on their toes. Once again, the series took an unexpected turn in The Journey. I really enjoyed this! I am looking forward to seeing where the author takes her readers next. The Journey is book three in the Kronberg Crimes series. I’m a stickler for reading a series in order, so definitely pick up the first two before reading.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh Yes! I waited with such anticipation for this 3rd installment of the Kronberg series and I was not disappointed. Ms. Wendeberg has triumphed once again. I have become such a HUGE Kronberg fan that Sherlock will never again be the same without her. Thank you!

[bruce a tangeman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Could not put book down.

Annelie Wendeberg has written a riveting trilogy of mystery and adventure in 1890s London and the continent. Although fiction the story of Anna and Holmes is believable.

[Dorothy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I too enjoyed this series and want to thank Ja'nell for clueing me in to this wonderful author. I hate to see it end and find that I want more of Anna and her adventures with Sherlock Holmes! Thank you to Ms. Annelie Wendeberg for one wonderfully intriguing story!

[Stacy Spoonster · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Journey

This is a great story with great characters. The writing in this series keeps getting better and better. Can't wait for the next installment.

[Ja'nell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the series very much. I only had a small problem with the last chapter of the book. It fell flat. I think an epilogue would have been nice to give the story a finished feeling.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

The more I read the trilogy, the more I liked it! I'm actually disappointed it ended! I want to know where "Anton" goes from here!

[Trish · Rating 3 out of 5]

I would have never expected the ending. The heroine makes two decisions that altered her life completely. I was also hoping for a romance that was hinted at but never occurred.

[Angélita Manchado · Rating 5 out of 5]

Résumé L’héritier de Moriarty d’Annelie Wendeberg
Anna est enceinte. Accompagnée de Sherlock, elle fuit l’homme de main de Moriarty qui veut la tuer.

Aidée de Sherlock, Anna va tenter de vivre, tout en résolvant des énigmes.

Avis L’héritier de Moriarty d’Annelie Wendeberg
Dernière aventure d’Anna et de Sherlock ? Sur les trois, j’en ai lu deux et ce sont les deux derniers. Je suis absolument ravie de cette histoire. En effet, pour une fois, Anna et Sherlock sont très souvent ensemble. Normal, ils fuient Moran, l’homme de main de Moriarty. Ce qu’il veut, assassiner Anna.

Sherlock connaît très bien les sentiments d’Anna à son égard. Il n’aura aucun geste déplacé pour qu’elle s’imagine que cet amour est payé de retour. De toutes façons, c’était clair dès le départ entre eux. Les joutes verbales sont nombreuses entre eux. Anna est une femme très forte et même si son état de femme enceinte l’affaiblit et ne joue pas en sa faveur, elle n’est pas la dernière pour tenter d’arrêter Moran. Outre ces joutes, l’un et l’autre vont faire des mises au point, se confier, surtout Sherlock, sur leur passé. Anna connaît très bien cet homme, ses travers avec la drogue. Tout le long, cet homme se maîtrise. On comprend très bien que le sort d’Anna ne l’indiffère pas. Il veut la sauver. Il est même diabolique dans ses projets.

Quant à Anna, on la retrouve comme auparavant. Mais ce troisième tome nous montre qu’elle culpabilise beaucoup. Elle se sent responsable de tout. Outre l’enquête, les menaces qui pèsent sur elle, ce bébé que va-t-elle en faire ? Elle a peur de ne pas savoir s’en occuper. Elle s’interroge beaucoup sur ses actes passés

Avec Annelie Wendeberg, je ne me suis pas du tout ennuyée. Le rythme est trépidant. De plus, le lecteur apprend énormément sur ces guerres bactériologiques, la politique de nombreux pays, sur la situation de l’Angleterre à l’intérieur et à l’international et les prémices de la 1ère Guerre Mondiale. Il y a également une partie médicale ou comment se soigner à la fin des années 1800.

Concernant le déroulement de l’histoire, l’auteur sait vraiment y faire. D’un seul coup, sans crier gare, le dénouement arrive. Et quel dénouement ! Mais il faut aller jusqu’au bout pour vraiment savourer cette histoire jusqu’à son dernier souffle. Reverra-t-on Anna et Sherlock ? Seul l’avenir nous le dira. En tous les cas, je souhaite beaucoup de succès à cet auteur que je retrouverai avec grand plaisir.

Je remercie les Editions Presses de la Cité pour cet envoi.

[Kimberly-Dawn Quinn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sherlock Holmes is much more in play as this international high stakes game is afoot. (Yep, I went there)

Throughout this series a powerful reminder of what women endured and overcame to experience life on their terms no matter what obstacles they faced. From the impoverished mothers in a rookery, a brilliant mind that can match wits with Sherlock Holmes or the gilded cage of the highborn. This has an excellent number of mysteries that weaves an entrancing web.
The Character of Anna is all things strong women should exhibit—sharp intellect, strength of purpose, a vulnerability when her heart is aroused. This book has Anna wrestling (sometimes ad nauseam) with her choices, their consequences and self flagellating herself through literal fields, streams and bog. Then through multiple nations (which are Magnificently described) to try to unravel the Gordian knot that has become her life. For various reasons she’s wrestling with her morality and major philosophical issues. Do we all struggle with these at times? Of course we do but the illogical and self depreciating tone didn’t ring true of the Anna we’ve come to know and love. Very large life questions aren’t decided by someone so intelligent and educated on emotionalism.

I’ve listened to the first 4 books on Audible and the Narrator’s voice and characterization of Anna, the shrillness, the German accent which always seems off somehow and poor transition between female and male characters had me gritting my teeth my at times. Sherlock Holmes sounds like a effeminate harpy. Sadly Watson and Moriarity are the best voices portrayed.

The WRITING is very good. Historical, political/cultural and medical research was excellent and could really transport you to Newgate Prison, Berlin, Paris, Brussels, London Tea Shops as well as, of course, 221B Baker Street.

The vacillating, moral quandary and Sherlock Holmes is the least recognizable in this book but we’re given an interesting psychological forensic backstory to explain it. I do not mind “increasing the Holmesian mythology”.
At the very least, do yourself a favor and listen the sample. Text to speech would have been a better alternative. The Narrator is good in her other dramatic readings.

I will be reading the next two books on my Kindle. Overall, I highly recommend this book series to your Sherlock Holmes repertoire.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would describe this series as "uneven." The plot of this book made much more sense than that of the second book to me. It moved along much more quickly and the dialogue was less tiresome, if still inappropriate to the period--that doesn't bother me much, but it's worth noting. The characters just don't talk like Victorians would. I was also disappointed that the level of gender-bending is decreasing with each book. That was the most interesting part! Hoping Anna offers more observations on her two lives as man and woman in the 19th century in the next book.

I also agree with some other reviewers that the author really needs a better editor. I'm not the biggest grammar nazi, but there were some really obvious mistakes in the series, such as "Lions" for the city of Lyons, or the repeated use of "lady's room" or "lady's" instead of "ladies room." Also she uses "female" frequently, when "feminine" is the correct word. I know that these mistakes happen because Wendeberg is not a native speaker, but in that case, she definitely needs to hire a better editor because these small errors detract from her overall very good writing style.

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a chase! And a shocking conclusion. This volume was quite difficult to put down even for a moment. If you haven't read the previous books in the set, you should definitely start there because this won't make sense on its own. When I finished it, I started straight way on the next Anna Kronberg book.

One of the things I've been thinking about as I read this series is the difference between the canonical portrayal of Holmes through the eyes of Watson, and the portrayal of Holmes in this series.

In the Holmsian canon we get entirely Watson's viewpoint, which is (admittedly) colored by his high respect, even adoration, for Holmes. Watson is also aware of a story's dramatic needs, and even in the canon we see occasionally glimpses of Holmes chastising him for dramatizing too much.

Anna's experience of Holmes is rather different from Watson's, and in some ways we get through her eyes a "more human" picture of Holmes. Some readers might think of that as a problem and discredit the narrator. But it hasn't struck me as a problem. We readers are just seeing a complicated individual through the eyes of very different narrators.

[Myreadbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was immediately drawn to the blanket, a hat on a suitcase. I want to thank Netgalley and the press editions of the city for this partnership.

It all starts when Anna returns pregnant and hunted by her worst enemy. She has done everything with Sherlock Holmes to poison him except that Colonel Moran his henchman stalking, he wants to wait for the birth of the child.

A book filled with suspense and twists with a captivating story. The author takes us to the world of Sherlock Holmes brilliantly.

[Denise · Rating 3 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed the first book, however, I have liked the following books less and less with each one. Now, this is not due to the writing or the story. I'm sorry to say I am being unfair because I want Anna and Sherlock to be a couple and I don't think it is going to happen. I understand why and yet I want it to happen anyway. My rating is not purely out of my desire, but some of it is the lack of communication between the characters through a very large chunk of the book. Fingers crossed for the next book in the series.

[Podcast bücherreich · Rating 4 out of 5]

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Der zweite Teil der Trilogie hatte mich nicht ganz begeistern können, da die Stimmung deprimierend war und nicht viel "passierte".
Dieser dritte Teil jedoch nimmt, nach anfänglich ebenfalls Depri-Stimmung, wieder ordentlich Fahrt auf. Geistreich, tiefgründig und zum Mitfiebern - so empfand ich das Buch und habe es in zwei Sitzungen durchgelesen.

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[BRT · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first time I read this, I read it out of sequence. It was still good as a stand alone story but now, having read the first three in the series, I appreciate this much more. Anna is on the run from Moriority's dangerous henchmen. To stay safe she must separate from Sherlock Holmes. Discovering that she is pregnant adds massive complications to her flight. Quick and intense read.

[Brendan Mckillip · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars

I love the characters - especially Anna, but this third installment in the Moriarty trilogy frustrated me. The plot was fuzzy and sorta wandered around aimlessly at times. It was like she wanted a third book in order to tie up Anna’s pregnancy and get Anna out of Europe and into America, but really didn’t have a plan for what the story needed to be in order to get her there.

[Shadowsword · Rating 1 out of 5]

Did not finish it. Dropped after 60 pages and the last few pages. As it says on the back cover. Mary Sue gets pregnant after willingly bedding moriarty and then gets all his money. Sadly Moran tries to kill her for killing Moriarty and nope, the romance with Sherlock doesnt end in his bed.

[Antigo Martin-Delaney · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great character

I have become captivated by the female character in this series. Wendeberg has allowed her to grow in complexity. With each book the story is never done but I'm always satisfied with where I was taken and look forward to meeting Dr. Kronberg again in the future.

[ABesse · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only reason this doesn’t get five stars is because the previous books were well edited but this one has lots of typographical and grammatical errors.