A Curious Incident, Vicki Delany
A Curious Incident, Vicki Delany
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A Curious Incident

Author: Vicki Delany

Narrator: Kim Hicks

Unabridged: 8 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2021

Synopsis

"I am not a Consulting Detective," Gemma Doyle reluctantly tells ten-year-old Lauren Tierney, when the little girl comes to the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium to beg Gemma to find her missing cat, Snowball. Gemma might not be able to follow the clues to find the cat, but her dog Violet follows her nose to locate the missing kitten in a neighbor's garden shed. Gemma and Violet proudly return Snowball to her grateful owner, and Gemma basks in praise for a job well done. But a few days later, Lauren is back with ten dollars in hand, wanting to once again hire a consulting detective, and this time for a far bigger job: her mother has been accused of murdering her garden-club rival. Sheila Tierney's garden, which everyone said was the one to beat for the West London Garden Club trophy, had been vandalized the night before the club's early summer tour. Sheila confronted her former friend and gardening partner Anna Wentworth in a towering rage, and the women nearly came to blows. Later that night, after having won the trophy for best garden, Anna is found murdered, and Sheila Tierney is the police's prime suspect. Despite herself and despite the disapproval of her police-detective boyfriend Ryan Ashburton, the game is once again afoot, and Gemma finds herself and Jayne Wilson using their powers of deduction to ponder yet another curious incident.

About Vicki Delany

Vicki Delany is a bestselling author of more than twenty novels/novellas in several of mystery's subgenres. Born in Manitoba and raised in Ontario, she is the former president of the Crime Writers of Canada, a member of Capital Crime Writers, and a member of Sisters in Crime. For more information, visit her on Facebook, on Twitter @vickidelany, at www.vickidelany.com, or at her blog, One Woman Crime Wave.

About Kim Hicks

Kim Hicks is a talented actress and voiceover artist who is best known for her critically acclaimed one-woman shows. She has lent her voice to short stories, poetry, and audiobooks, as well as to the Olympics as an announcer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on September 12, 2020

A Curious Incident is the sixth book in the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery series written by Vicki Delany and set to be published in January 2021. I've read all the previous books and when the latest became available on NetGalley, I scooped it up. I always enjoy Delany's cozy mysteries and really......more

Goodreads review by Barbara on March 17, 2022

3.5 stars This review was first posted on Mystery and Suspense. Check it out for features, interviews, and reviews. [URL not allowed] In this 6th 'Sherlock Holmes Bookshop Mystery', amateur sleuth Gemma Doyle investigates the murder of an avid gardener. The book work fines as a......more

Goodreads review by Apoorva on December 13, 2020

A typical Sherlock Holmesy style detective novel that has you in splits. The tale told from the protagonist's POV has you as surprised, interested, and investigative as the central actor itself. Every episode is as gripping and exciting as the previous one, and the account only continues to get bett......more

Goodreads review by Dale on October 24, 2024

Four and a half stars Gemma Doyle tells young Lauren Tierney that she is ‘not a consulting detective.’ But Lauren has come to her because Gemma has a reputation for having solved other mysteries and she begs Gemma to find her missing kitten. Looking at the expectant, trusting face, Gemma reluctantly......more

Goodreads review by Karen on December 21, 2024

Even though this is #6, you can read it as a stand-alone. The main character... Gemma Doyle, runs a Sherlockian book store, and is quite the detective like Holmes, even though she doesn’t profess to be one. When a local citizen has her garden wrecked and another one is found murdered Gemma is always......more

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