Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
Release Date: July 11, 2023
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Source: Publisher
Genre: Mystery / Historical
The fate of Prince Harry and the British throne lies in the hands of Joanna and the Watsons in the latest Daughter of Sherlock Holmes mystery from USA Today bestselling author Leonard Goldberg.
During the height of the Great War, playboy Prince Harry, the third in
line to the British throne, vanishes in thin air while horseback riding
in Hyde Park The strikingly handsome playboy prince is initially
believed to have arranged his disappearance so he can enjoy a brief
rendezvous with one of his secret lovers. But when his absence continues
on for days, the royal family grows concerned and summons Scotland
Yard, who can only recover scant, unrevealing clues.
The concern
deepens when MI5 decodes a recent message from German spies in London
which speaks of a captured asset that will bring great embarrassment to
the Crown. There is a strong belief within the Intelligence agency that
plans are underway to transport the captive prince to Berlin without
delay. Despite an intensive search, no trace of the royal can be
detected.
With Scotland Yard and MI5 baffled, Joanna and the
Watsons are called in, and they soon find themselves entangled in a web
of abortion, murder, treason, and spies, all of which is seemingly being
orchestrated by an arch-enemy of the long-dead Sherlock Holmes. In
their race to rescue Prince Harry, it becomes clear that the mastermind
behind the maze of crimes has a singular motive in mind. He desires
overdue revenge in the form of Joanna’s death.
The Wayward Prince, by author Leonard Goldberg, is the Seventh installment in the authors The Daughter of Sherlock Holmes series. During the height of the Great War, playboy Prince Harry, the third in
line to the British throne, vanishes in thin air while horseback riding
in Hyde Park. The strikingly handsome playboy prince is initially
believed to have arranged his disappearance so he can enjoy a brief
rendezvous with one of his secret lovers. But when his absence continues
on for days, the royal family grows concerned and summons Scotland
Yard, who can only recover scant, unrevealing clues.
The concern
deepens when MI5 decodes a recent message from German spies in London
which speaks of a captured asset that will bring great embarrassment to
the Crown. There is a strong belief within the Intelligence agency that
plans are underway to transport the captive prince to Berlin without
delay. Despite an intensive search, no trace of the royal can be
detected. With Scotland Yard and MI5 baffled, Joanna and the
Watson's are called in by Commissioner Sir Charles Bradberry, and they soon find themselves entangled in a web
of abortion, murder, treason, and spies, all of which is seemingly being
orchestrated by an arch-enemy of the long-dead Sherlock Holmes.
In their race to rescue Prince Harry, it becomes clear that the mastermind behind the maze of crimes has a singular motive in mind. He desires overdue revenge in the form of Joanna’s death. Like her own father, Sherlock, Joanna will face the wrath of Professor Moriarty, but this time, Colonel James Moriarty seems to be two steps ahead of Joanna which will eventually lead to a confrontation at the infamous Reichenbach Falls.
Once again, Joanna's husband John Watson Jr. MD, who is a pathologist at St.Bart's Hospital, is the narrator of this story, pretty much the same as his father John Watson Sr. MD, a former British army surgeon and prolific marksman, did with Sherlock Holmes. Joanna's son Johnny from her marriage to her first husband, a student at Eton, also plays a curious role which seems to indicate that not to far away he will be taking over the reigns for his mother. Oh, and I nearly forgot, we can't forget about the Irregulars that Joanna uses in basically the same way that Sherlock did to help solve the mystery.
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