Mrs Holmes: Murder, Kidnap and the True Story of an Extraordinary Lady Detective by Brad Ricca

Mrs Holmes: Murder, Kidnap and the True Story of an Extraordinary Lady Detective

Brad Ricca

456 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction history mystery true crime challenging informative mysterious slow-paced

Description

Mrs Holmes tells the incredible story of Grace Humiston, the lawyer and detective who solved the famous cold case of Ruth Cruger, an 18-year-old girl who disappeared in 1917. Grace was an amazing lawyer and travelling detective during a time when ...

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informative 78%
mysterious 57%
dark 51%
tense 30%
emotional 27%
adventurous 18%
sad 18%
challenging 15%
reflective 15%
inspiring 9%
hopeful 3%

Pace

slow 63%
medium 30%
fast 6%

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