There's a Murder Afoot

Gemma Doyle and her friends have traveled to London for the 166th birthday celebration of Sherlock Holmes. In There's a Murder Afoot by Vicki Delany, Gemma looks on this trip as an opportunity to visit her parents and possibly see her elusive sister, Pippa.

Jane, Ryan, Donald and Grant are all along for various reasons. Donald because he is a huge Holmes fan, Jane because she is Gemma's business partner, Ryan because he is her boyfriend and Grant because he is a rare book collector.

Gemma's father Henry is a retired Scotland Yard detective and at the trade show for the event, he sees someone he knows. It is Randolph Denhaugh, his brother-in-law who disappeared thirty years ago with a painting stolen from his family. Henry has followed Randy's career over the years as he dabbled in art forgery and doesn't want him near the family. But when Henry publicly confronts him and Randy is found dead later with Henry standing over him dazed and confused, the police think Henry killed him. 

Gemma worries that the investigating officer isn't being fair to her father, especially when she learns Inspector Sam Morrison is no friend of her father's. Seeing his approach to how he investigates, Gemma doesn't think Inspector Morrison will do any more than find Henry as the murderer. 

With her entourage at her heels and her elusive sister Pippa very much in the picture, Gemma follows up on possible clues to prove her father is not the murderer. 

If you are fan of Sherlock Holmes and even if you are not, There's a Murder Afoot is a puzzle even Sherlock Holmes cold not resist.