The Professor & Mrs. Moriarty Mysteries: Books 1-3

by Anna Castle

Professor and Mrs. Moriarty seek justice where the law can’t — or won’t — apply.In this series of lively stories, they assemble a band of misfits -- others who have been cast out or falsely accused -- to help them defend the victims of the rich and powerful in Victorian society.Book 1: Moriarty Meets His Match. Prof. Moriarty has one desire in his ruined to destroy his enemy. Then he meets amber-eyed Angelina and his world turns upside down. Now he’s being stalked by the implacable Sherlock Holmes and entangled in a web of murder and deceit.Book 2: Moriarty Takes His Medicine. Professor & Mrs. Moriarty tackle a case too ticklish for Sherlock Holmes — a doctor with a private clinic murdering wealthy women for a price.Book 3: Moriarty Brings Down the House. The Moriartys must stop the deadly pranks threatening a West End Christmas pantomime before someone they love is killed or Holmes obtains the damning evidence his client demands.** Bonus short The Stockbroker’s Wife. Professor Moriarty commits a small fraud to expose a larger one.

Genres: Fiction

963 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 25, 2018

About the author

Anna Castle writes the Francis Bacon mysteries and the Professor & Mrs. Moriarty mysteries. She has earned a series of degrees -- BA in the Classics, MS in Computer Science, and a Ph.D in Linguistics -- and has had a corresponding series of careers -- waitressing, software engineering, grammar-writing, assistant professor, and archivist. Writing fiction combines her lifelong love of stories and learning. She physically resides in Austin, Texas and mentally counts herself a queen of infinite space.

Reviews

[Claudia · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolute fun!

This set of Professor Moriarty stories is a total hoot. A spin-off, of course, from Sherlock Holmes mysteries (and showing Holmes to be a brilliant, annoying pain in the patootie) stars Prof Moriarty as a whip-smart mathematician, well muscled and athletic, and totally buttoned up. His delightful wife, Angelina, has a con-woman’s instinct, and doing her best to unbutton him. She is certainly not what she seems, and helps create havoc everywhere she goes.
The perfect escape-read on any day when the modern world is just too much.

[Avis Witter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got totally lost in this series. Don't think I have been that engrossed for a while. Reading them one after the other gave me continuity and I could see the development of the characters. Book two was especially fascinating although I was a bit disappointed in Mrs. Moriarty's far too quick recovery from her drug addiction. Book three had font issues I think; sporadic changing of text, but this did not deter me from enjoying the story.

If you like a good mystery you will find this set gripping.

[JESUS GODINEZ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well Written Mysteries

In the same manner as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, this new series of Professor and Mrs. Moriarty adventures keeps the reader on the edge throughout the stories. The attention to detail and the use of 19th century colloquial narrative makes for great reading and is in tune with the methods and forensics of Sherlock Holmes style and expression.

[George Summerfield · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sleuthing better than Holmes

I enjoy reading about the Moriarty's adventures more so than a Sherlock Holmes mystery. They seem so much closer to reality, through their vulnerabilities.

[Patricia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Stopped reading when I decided I didn’t like the characters and preferred to go no further.

[Patricia Moran · Rating 4 out of 5]

Editing problems in third book

Stories are good, obvious but good. The third book kept switching text sizes. Once I can excuse but it was probably closer to ten times.

[Maggie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a great and fun series. I just got Book 4 for Christmas and can't wait to get started on it.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, simple, easy-to-read mysteries that make me sympathetic to this character and like Sherlock Holmes a little less.

[Robert Gooch · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m in love with the Moriarty’s . The stories are great, especially the humour .looking for to reading more about their escapades with Sherlock Holmes.