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Sherlock, Lupin & Io #3

Il mistero della Rosa Scarlatta

Reunidos en Londres, Irene, Sherlock y Lupin encuentran en The Times un extraño problema de ajedrez firmado por «el Fraile Negro». Está escrito en un código desconocido y una pequeña chispa brilla en los ojos de Sherlock… Al día siguiente, la ciudad se conmociona con la noticia del asesinato de un rico comerciante. Sobre su escritorio se ha encontrado una rosa escarlata, la misma flor que veinte años antes fuera la «fi rma» de un audaz grupo de criminales.¿Acaso la Banda de la Rosa Escarlata ha vuelto a actuar?

261 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2012

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Irene Adler

20 books102 followers
È il personaggio letterario di un racconto di Sir Arthur Conan Doyle su Sherlock Holmes. Di lei si dice avesse «il viso più bello fra le donne, e la mente del più deciso degli uomini». Dietro questo pseudonimo si nasconde Alessandro Gatti.

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215 reviews1 follower
February 24, 2024
O wow, ta końcówka 🤯🤩
Domyślałam się wcześniej, że to ma jakieś znaczenie, ale teraz, po przeczytaniu oryginalnych powieści o Sherlocku, to robi wrażenie
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238 reviews12 followers
March 29, 2023
"𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚?"
𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙙. "𝘿𝙞𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙙𝙚? 𝙄𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙'𝙨 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮!"


I can't believe that I finally read this one after years of pretending blind on it. Believe me when I say I regret for picking this one too late. I should read it years ago, but nevermind.

The Mystery of the Scarlet Rose is the third installment in Sherlock, Lupin and Me series. For the third book, Irene Adler shares the story of how she, Sherlock and Lupin cracked the chess problem codes that was being written on the Times newspaper. The most important part is when they believe The Scarlet Rose; a gang from decades ago finally come back to the public.

This one is quite a fast-paced one and such an engaging read. I love the way all of them trying their best to crack the codes and digging the dark secret of the gang.

Furthermore, I also adore the friendship between these three characters. I love the way they care about each other and respect each other's opinion and theory regarding the murder mystery case. There is also the love triangle sort of thing between Lupin–Irene–Sherlock. I do love seeing Irene with Lupin. Perhaps, because I see Sherlock as someone who shoves the idea of falling in love and being so attentive and committed of the things he wanted to do (of course, and because I stan Sherlock Holmes).

The climax part is quite too short for me, but it's okay since they had already cracked the codes and managed to found out the mastermind behind the codes during the investigation.

Last but not least, let's talk about the ending. Danggg the ending got me off guard and flabbergasted. There are no twist, but still I was not expecting the name Inspector Fisher told them. And that... piqued my interest to get the next book asap (due to being so broke atm, I think it'll take months to get the next book). I can imagine my 12 year-old self is screaming at me to know what happen next huhu.

Rate: 5🌟

–Feyssa.
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589 reviews10 followers
January 7, 2020
Entretenido, de lectura fácil, divertido y con un buen misterio para resolver.
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30 reviews2 followers
April 1, 2018
El único fallo que le he visto es el momento en el cual ella cuenta la historia que vivieron sus amigos cuando ella no estaba. Me ha parecido que detallaba demasiado todos los detalles cuando realmente no debería de ser así.
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27 reviews2 followers
July 2, 2025
De momento, es el que más me ha gustado de los 3 que he leído!
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211 reviews3 followers
June 9, 2020
En la línea de los otro, muy entretenido.
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4,703 reviews69 followers
July 31, 2021
Another fun entry in the series, and the first without an Italian bad guy. (Which is worth mentioning because the series is translated from Italian.) I was less than pleased that it had a Christmas theme, because "Adler" is a Jewish name, so technically Irene's family shouldn't be celebrating that holiday at all, but I am looking forward to the eventual introduction of young Moriarty in upcoming volumes.
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1,024 reviews15 followers
April 3, 2021
This one was a step up in quality of writing from the last two.
Another quick, fun mystery. Not much character development but delving into a love triangle, which could get old if stretch too much. Anyway, Gloria and I look forward to reading the next ones when they are translated.
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26 reviews
August 26, 2026
O MISTÉRIO DA ROSA ESCARLATE 🌹🕵🏻‍♀️📖

OKAY, este é CLARAMENTE um dos melhores da série 😭🫶🏻

O crime foi simplesmente INCRÍVEL. Foi cativante, fez sentido e, pela primeira vez, senti que estava mesmo a tentar perceber tudo ao mesmo tempo que eles 👀🔎

Eles também estão mais crescidos e já vemos muito mais do envolvimento dos sentimentos da Irene pelo Sherlock e pelo Lupin 🥹💗 E eu estou AQUI para isso.

Mas o crime e todo o processo de o resolver foram definitivamente o meu favorito. A cena do jornal??? O facto de ser um enigma que o Sherlock simplesmente viu e percebeu??? 😭🤌🏻

E ver o Sherlock a pensar como só ele pensa… tipo, HELLO??? É literalmente o Sherlock Holmes 🧠🔎💀

Amei mesmo este livro e estou super ansiosa pelos próximos. Mas tenho a certeza de que este vai ficar como um dos meus favoritos da coleção 🫶🏻📚

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
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308 reviews79 followers
March 20, 2022
J’aime tellement cette saga jeunesse !

Encore une enquête rondement menée pour Sherlock Holmes, Arsène Lupin et Irène Adler. La dynamique de ce trio est géniale, avec une petite vibe Potter, Weasley, Granger !
J’ai quand vu venir la fin de l’intrigue, contrairement au deux premiers tomes … Mais l’histoire est très ficelée encore une fois !

Je recommande tellement !!! 👀
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126 reviews4 followers
April 21, 2023
J'avais oublié à quel point j'aimais ces livres
La plume est juste magnifique, c'est si bien écrit.
L'ambiance et l'atmosphère... elles sont juste magistrales. J'avais vraiment des frissons dans le dos, je ne pouvais plus m'arrêter de lire.
Et puis toutes ces références... les derniers mots ont terminé de me séduire.
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4 reviews
August 17, 2024
Es UNO DE LOS MEJORES LIBROS DE MI VIDA, he reído, he llorado y he pasado mucho miedo, lo he disfrutado al máximo, lo recomendaría una y mil veces.

It is ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF MY LIFE, I have laughed, I have cried and I have been very afraid, I have enjoyed it to the fullest, I would recommend it a thousand times.
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468 reviews7 followers
January 2, 2021
❤️Toutes les références aux récits de Sherlock Holmes.
❤️Énigmes bien ficelées
48 reviews3 followers
February 18, 2013
Buon libro per ragazzi, con la giusta dose di mistero e suspance. La figura di Sherlock Holmes è molto ben caratterizzata e sembra proprio di avere a che fare con il personaggio di Sir Arthur Conan Doyle giovane e nel libro ci sono anche riferimenti alle storie di questo personaggio da adulto (probabilmente i giovani lettori non saranno in grado di afferrarle subito ma se in futuro si cimenteranno con la lettura di Sherlock Holmes sicuramente ricorderanno questi piccoli dettagli).
Libro consigliatissimo per ragazzi a partire dai 10 anni.
P.S.: Prima di esprimere queste mie personalissime impressioni ho voluto sapere anche cosa ne pensava mia figlia, in modo da avere un punto di vista più in linea con la fascia d'età a cui questo libro è rivolto.
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5 reviews
March 20, 2024
For me it was a re-reading of one of my favourite childhood books. Although I haven’t enjoyed it as much as I used to and find some behaviours of the main character annoying sometimes, I believe that is because I’m no longer in the targeted age for the audience.

Nonetheless I really enjoyed how all three of the characters were actively trying to solve the mystery in their different ways and I’m loving the love triangle that’s starting to build between Irene, Sherlock and Lupin, even tho I have no idea yet in which direction it’s gonna go.

I’m also really curious of who the mysterious lady, who keeps popping up for brief instants and seems to know Irene, is.

Overall I liked it better than the previous book and I can’t wait to read more of this series!
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Author 23 books188 followers
November 23, 2019
While in London together, the trio of friends unriddle a clue in the newspaper that allows them to predict the locations of a series of yet-to-come crimes. But Scotland Yard isn't about to take advice from three children.

This series is hitting its stride and seeding hints of a larger story with regards to Irene's personal history, which makes me a little sad, since only the first four volumes have been translated into English.
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93 reviews3 followers
October 29, 2020
There are only four books in this series but they were a wonderful find! Sherlock is only a teenager and with Irene Adler and Arsene Lupin they solve crimes that their adult counterparts cannot. It is interesting to read about Sherlock as he was just learning to use his powers of observation and deduction. It also explained some of his earlier life which he usually does not share.

A must read for Sherlock Holmes fans!
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911 reviews50 followers
April 10, 2022
I think I read this too soon, should have waited a little, when you get used to the writing pattern, and the plot, it kind of lose its charm..
non the less I still like the dynamic bet. the three. the dialogue can be weak sometimes . like too much effort put into it to make it interesting, but maybe the translation to be blamed for the subdued tune , the mystery is very simple as always, but the rushed climax in the end was nice.
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271 reviews4 followers
June 12, 2015
This was a fun read, and I loved how it was Irene being the narrator into young Sherlock Holmes life. Irene’s descriptive use of language creates the suspense and gives us rich visual details. The special bond of friendship between all three is clearly heard through Irene’s beautiful narration. All three characters shine within the story.
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292 reviews2 followers
June 11, 2016
The series is getting better with each book, but hasn't reached a full 4 stars yet. There's still something slightly stiff and distanced about the narrative, something that prevents you from getting really up close to the characters and the action. Which is a bit frustrating, cause the potential is right there on the pages - it just won't turn from decent to full.
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Author 23 books303 followers
August 2, 2018
This was an enjoyable read. I loved the young characters, but confess I had trouble picturing them as children. They felt a lot more like teens, judging by their escapades, especially in the time period depicted. I loved Irene's point of view, and hope to see her grow more in the series as it progresses. I think readers aged 12+ will find this endearing.
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1,691 reviews372 followers
December 10, 2015
I didn't read the first two books in the series because I'm so over reimagined Sherlock Holmes AND what all those reimagining want to do with Irene Adler. Just let it go already. Ugh. But the writing in this also got on my nerves. It is too overwrought for my tastes.
569 reviews1 follower
January 4, 2021
Love d the book . I like the way it is written and I can imagine being there and wanting to get up to all the mischief that they did. I'm surprised how much I have liked these books however I'm sure it is because it resonates with me
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114 reviews5 followers
April 29, 2022
Although I liked the Soprano's Last Song better, the Mystery of the Scarlet Rose, in my opinion was still better than the Dark Lady. It was very interesting, and the plot seemed to be getting more complicated as the books go on, which I love.
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1,216 reviews
March 1, 2023
Re-read


Mi relectura de esta saga me está dando todo lo que quiero .


🌟🌟🌟
Esto me está dando exactamente todo lo que necesito: un misterios , una amistad súper épica , referencias a Sherlock , un holmes adolescente y un posible romance que me tiene en vela .
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181 reviews11 followers
October 6, 2019
Finished this in a few splendid afternoon hours on the seaside~~

A light read that reminds me of one of Detective Conan's cases about a notorious criminal group that disappeared years before.
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