The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sherlock Holmes and the Great War

Sherlock Holmes meets World War One, through the eyes of a feminist nurse. There was so much I loved about this book!

To be honest, I picked this up and read it purely because of Holmes–I never usually seek out fiction set during the world wars; I prefer my history a bit older. :) But this book was very well done–the history felt very realistic and very respectful, and scary without ever being too terribly awful (I'm a wimp, so that was important, haha). The narrator was pretty awesome, and though her colleagues at the hospital were kind of the worst, I did like the way things came together in that regard.

The only reason I didn't give this five stars–THIS IS A SLIGHT SPOILER: the mystery itself was pretty straightforward. It was satisfying, but I was able to call the one big twist, and the characters themselves repeatedly said “hum, what if it's xxx?” and then they ended up being right/very close to right, without any other real suspect having been provided.

But that said, I did still enjoy the book! :)