Elementary, She Read / Vicki Delany - 3***

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(Note: this probably qualifies for favorites though I didn't bother to check. I actually read this last month so it doesn't count.)



Elementary, She Read – Vicki Delany
Digital audiobook narrated by Kelly Clare
3***

First in a new (to me, at least) series starring Gemma Doyle, “a transplanted Englishwoman [who] has returned to … Cape Cod to manage her great uncle Arthur’s Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium.”

This has all the elements of a successful cozy mystery series: an amateur sleuth who is frequently smarter than the police and incredibly nosy, a cute pet (in this case the black cat named Moriarty), a job in a retail shop that brings her into contact with many public persons, a best friend who runs a complimentary business, and a supporting cast of “helpers.” I loved all the book references, and thought the basic premise was sufficiently plausible to keep me interested and engaged.

I’m likely to continue this series.

Kelly Clare does a good job of voicing the audiobook. She sets a good pace and does a good job of giving Gemma a recognizable British accent.



LINK to my review