The Mummy of Mayfair

Name: The Mummy of Mayfair
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Jeri Westerson
ISBN: 9798331917241

Author: Jeri Westerson

Series: Irregular Detective

Narrator: Noah James Butler

Unabridged: 7 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/11/2025

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Women Sleuths, Historical Fiction, Amateur Sleuth, Traditional British

Synopsis

Private investigators Timothy Badger and Benjamin Watson take on another unusual and baffling case in Victorian London when a mummy unwrapping party takes a chilling turn.

London, 1895. Although their last high-profile case was a huge success, private detectives Tim Badger and Benjamin Watson know they can't afford to turn down any work, despite financial assistance from their mentor, Sherlock Holmes.

So when the eminent Doctor Enoch Sawyer of St Bart's Hospital asks Badger if the duo will provide security for a mummy unwrapping party he is hosting, Badger doesn't hesitate to take the job. After all, how hard can guarding the doctor's bizarre Egyptian artifacts be? But with Doctor Sawyer running late for his own party, the 'genuine' ancient sarcophagus of Runihura Saa is unraveled to reveal the remains of . . . Doctor Sawyer! Suddenly, the pair are drawn into a case that's stranger and twistier than they could ever have imagined.

About Jeri Westerson

Los Angeles native and award-winning author Jeri Westerson writes the critically acclaimed Crispin Guest Medieval Noir Mysteries, historical novels, paranormal novels, and LGBTQ mysteries. To date, her medieval mysteries have garnered thirteen industry award nominations, from the Agatha to the Shamus. Kirkus Reviews said of her latest Crispin Guest Medieval Mystery A Maiden Weeping, "Once again Guest's past misdeeds actually help him in the present in a case that includes plenty of red herrings and an interesting look at medieval jurisprudence." Jeri is former president of the SoCal chapter of Mystery Writers of America and frequently guest lectures on medieval history at local colleges and museums. She lives in southern California with her home-brewing husband, a complacent tortoise, and 40,000 bees.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christopher on March 08, 2025

This is a terrific fresh new Sherlock Holmes-related mystery series. I love it! One of the Baker St irregulars grows up and applies what he has learned from SH - with is own Watson as a colleague. They are a terrific pair, open and honest and fun! Great mystery too, with a touch of romance for the d......more

Goodreads review by Kay on September 10, 2024

Probably 4 1/2 stars but rounded up.......more

Goodreads review by Susan on May 27, 2024

1895. Timothy Badger and Benjamin Watson are hired as guards by Dr Sawyer as he intends to open the sarcophagus of Runibura Saa to invited guests, but the reveal exposes the body of Sawyer. They are employed by colleague Dr Archer to investigate. An entertaining and well-written historical mystery wi......more

Goodreads review by John on May 03, 2024

Thanks to Severn House and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. I am a huge Sherlock Holmes fan and I very much enjoyed this Holmes spin off, at least I think that is the proper term. The two main characters are Timothy Badger, a former m......more

Goodreads review by S.J. on August 09, 2024

If, like me, you haven’t yet had the pleasure of reading the first book in the series, don’t be put off reaching for this entertaining historical whodunit. Westerson gives us all the background we need to appreciate where our two plucky private detectives are in their careers – and how Sherlock Holm......more