A Beautiful and Terrible Murder
410p. (Grades 9+) It's the height of the Victorian era at Oxford University. Sherlock Holmes and James Moriarty attend All Souls College, reserved for the best and brightest to compete for a seat among the prestigious school’s faculty and a coveted position in Queen Victoria’s court.
Irene Adler is at Lady Margaret, a college for women in academia, but also secretly attends All Souls disguised as Isaac Holland.
The semester is off to a competitive start, when suddenly students begin to die one by one, their deaths becoming more and more suspicious. Oxford is rattled to the core and suspicion settles on Isaac and Holmes, while Irene suddenly finds her every move scrutinized. Can she outsmart a cunning murderer and clear her name?
If you like atmospheric murder mysteries centering around some well-known figures, this one is for you.
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