#Review - A Question of Holmes by Brittany Cavallaro #YALIT #Mysteries

Series: Charlotte Holmes # 4
Format: Hardcover, 287 pages
Release Date: March 5, 2019
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Source: Library
Genre: Young Adult / Mysteries

In the explosive conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series, Holmes and Watson think they’re finally in the clear after graduating from Sherringford…but danger awaits in the hallowed halls of Oxford.

Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson finally have a chance to start over. With all the freedom their pre-college summer program provides and no one on their tail, the only mystery they need to solve, once and for all, is what they are to each other. 

But upon their arrival at Oxford, Charlotte is immediately drawn into a new case: a series of accidents befell the theater program at Oxford last year, culminating in a young woman going missing on the night of a major performance. The mystery has gone unsolved; the case is cold. And no one—least of all the girl’s peculiar, close-knit group of friends—is talking.

When Watson and Holmes join the theater program, the “accidents” start anew, giving them no choice but to throw themselves into the case. But as the complicated lines of friendship, love, and loyalty blur, time is running out—and tragedy waits in the wings.

 

A Question of Holmes is the fourth and final installment in author Brittany Cavallaro's Charlotte Holmes series. For the first time in this series, the story is told mostly from the perspective of Charlotte. Charlotte is coming to terms with herself after everything that she and Jamie have been through now that Lucien Moriarty's threat isn't hanging over their heads. Jamie wants to attend Oxford, so he is taking pre-college courses while Charlotte is trying to figure out what she is going to do with her life either with or without Jamie by her side. 

It is fair to say that there are a whole lot of obstacles for Charlotte and Jamie to overcome. Their relationship has never been what one would consider to be a healthy one. Charlotte was still fracturing, and she had to be strong in herself and who she was before she could project that self into a relationship. To make matters even more twisted, there's a 23 page long terms and conditions of what their relationship should be and what is expected of, mostly, Jamie. 

So, this wouldn't be a Holmes and Watson mystery if there wasn't a mystery at St. Genesis College for the two to unravel and solve before anyone else gets seriously hurt or worse. A college drama club is putting on Hamlet and there are some odd things going on. I was more interested in the other stuff than the actual mystery, but it was solid. I was just very appreciative that the villain was different. 

I think it's fair to say the ending was probably to be expected. After all, Charlotte has not had the best life and her issues need more time to resolve themselves, including with her brother and another mystery for which I won't spoil. Let's just say that it caught me by surprise as well. I'm not sure if there was a point to Aramita Holmes in this story, but there it is. 

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