Powder Island

Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery #8.9

by Anna Elliott, Charles Veley, Virtual Voice (Narrator)

Blasts, Betrayals, and a Burning Mystery—Can Holmes and Lucy Defuse Disaster?

An earth-shaking explosion rocks the Rexford Gunpowder Works at dawn, leaving a custodian dead and chaos in its wake. Inspector Gregson smells sabotage, but when his investigation fizzles, he’s booted to patrolling the grimy streets of Whitechapel. Enter Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James—called in by the flustered gunpowder tycoon after he receives a chilling a second blast is coming, and it’ll blow his factory (and fortune) sky-high.

The case quickly proves more combustible than expected. Flynn digs up rumors of Rexford’s murky past, Lucy discovers Gregson gravely injured after a Whitechapel ambush, and Holmes realizes the saboteur might be closer than anyone suspects. Meanwhile, Rexford frets about his grand stock exchange debut—if his factory doesn’t explode first!

With danger lurking in every shadow, Holmes, Lucy, and the Baker Street team must stay one step ahead of a saboteur who’s lighting fuses and dodging questions. Every clue crackles with tension, every move risks a spark, and one misstep could send it all up in smoke.

Packed with danger, daring, and dynamite twists, Powder Island is a sizzling mystery perfect for fans of Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and edge-of-your-seat adventures.

Strike a match and dive in!

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Crime

4 pages, Audible Audio

First published April 14, 2021

About the author

Anna Elliott is an author of historical fiction and fantasy. She enjoys stories about strong women, and loves exploring the multitude of ways women can find their unique strengths. She was delighted to lend a hand with the Sherlock & Lucy series, and thrilled to continue a new spin-off series featuring Becky and Flynn. Her first series, the Twilight of Avalon trilogy, is a retelling of the Trystan & Isolde legend. She wrote her second series, The Pride & Prejudice Chronicles , chiefly to satisfy her own curiosity about what might have happened to Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy, and all the other wonderful cast of characters after the official end of Jane Austen’s classic work.

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Anna lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and five children.

Reviews

[Madelon · Rating 5 out of 5]

The thought of a gunpowder factory anywhere near a metropolitan area like London should send shivers down anyone's spine… especially after a building in one such factory seems to have spontaneously blown itself up. Months pass after the explosion before the owner of Rexford Gunpowder Factory, one Bradley Rexford, presents himself to Sherlock Holmes requesting that he investigate the cause of the disaster. This seems a rather impossible task even for the mighty powers of deduction for which Holmes is renowned.

Inspector Tobias Gregson was the Scotland Yard detective originally investigating the scene. Now he's a constable walking a beat in Whitechapel. Why the fall from grace?

It is the television show "Elementary" with which I identify Gregson as an associate of Sherlock Holmes. It is in Conan Doyle's first story of Holmes and Watson, "A Study in Scarlet," that Inspector Gregson appears. (Note to self: re-read "A Study in Scarlet.")

As Sherlock and Lucy combine their reason and intelligence to find the answer to a problem already investigated, and on which a report has been issued by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Explosives, Jack Kelly becomes embroiled in an investigation of the murder of a fellow police officer. Jack's case involves a sergeant with whom he trained.

How do these disparate crimes and characters fit together? All becomes clear when the Baker Street regulars find a solution. The explosion at the gunpowder factory is resolved, but in the end, we are left with a conundrum that can only be solved in a future book (or books).

Reading the last available book in a much-loved series is bittersweet. There is the joy in having read the adventures and the anguish of waiting for the next book already foreshadowed. I recommend this series to anyone who grew up loving Conan Doyle's stories of the great detective and his chronicler Dr. Watson. From the first book - THE LAST MORIARTY - to this one, you will find yourself carried back to the shabby gentility of 221B Baker Street and the cobblestones of Victorian London.

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining mystery listening 🎶🔰

Another will written British 🏰 mystery family relationships adventure thriller short story by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley The Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery Series book Twenty-six. A gun 🔫 power 🔋plant blows up ☝ with a man 🚹 being killed. Sherlock, Lucy, and Watson investigate with the help of Becky and Flynn too the successful conclusion. I would recommend this series to readers or listeners of mysteries. Enjoy the adventure of reading or listening. 2022 👑👒😤

[Jim Rickard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book to read

Good book. I really like this series. I enjoy seeing the characters developing. I need to remember to read the heading of each chapter to see who is talking

[A.J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another excellent adventure - enjoy!

[Anna Fox · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the books in this series as soon as I can get my hands on one. I like the characters of course, but that Lucy's life has moved forward and that she has one outside of solving mysteries is nice. The mystery kept me guessing and was interesting.

Thank you to the author for the Advanced reader in exchange for an honest review.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nine months after an explosion at his works, where his brother-in-law, Marcus Thiel, was killed, Rexford Gunpowder Factory owner Bradley Rexford approaches Holmes for help. The case had been sent to the Home Office with the result that the investigating Inspector, Tobias Gregson, demoted to a constable in Whitechapel. Now Rexford has received a warning of more danger.
Told from the viewpoint of Lucy James and Dr. Watson.
Another entertaining and well-written historical mystery with its cast of varied and likeable characters. A good addition to the series which can be read as a standalone story.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

[Jeanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powder Island is book #26 in the Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series by Anna Elliott and Charles Veley.

I really enjoyed this book. It was the first one I’ve read in the series and I was able to read it as a standalone book.

There was an explosion at a gunpowder factory. 9 months later, Sherlock Holmes is asked to investigate. It was an interesting mystery and I like how the chapters are told from the viewpoints of Lucy James, Dr. Watson, or Flynn.

I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

[Denny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continuation of the series with an aging, but still active Sherlock and Watson, and Sherlock's daughter Lucy. One major story with multiple tangential themes. At Scotland Yard, Gregson and two detective investigators. A Moriorty-type villain, lesser stature, but in the end he, Rexford, and son identified as murderers and con men arrested awaiting trial with project of hangings the result. Loose ends and additional allies, with romantic involvement, in later novels.

[Summer Hurst · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good quick read

The plot was interesting and glad Gregson was there and we had some good Lucy and Jack moments, sometimes not enough of those. Some more Watson and Holmes would be good, it would be a neat plot line if Jack had almost been hired by Wiggins as an irregular once. Great series

[Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

The series continues to deliver

The story continues the series with the same cast of well developed characters along with great details on the different settings in the book. They pursue the case of a blown up gunpowder factory along with the stabbing of a police officer. Many twists and turns with the ending a surprise. I look forward to reading the next book

[Christa Saccullo · Rating 5 out of 5]

A new season

Great introduction to a new season of adventures.
This one sounds extra promising.
At this point, characters are fluid with their interactions, so its fun to see the different angles of the mystery. And it appears there'll be more from Jack's backstory.

Christa

[Kenneth Holbert · Rating 5 out of 5]

My review

Just like the previous twenty five books in this series I enjoyed it, may have taken me longer to read than the others but still a good read would recommend this book to others

[S McFarland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable

All of the books in this series are entertaining and exciting. I look forward to reading many more in the future.

[Lillian Chirichella · Rating 5 out of 5]

These stories just keep getting better

I have read all the books and will continue to read them as they become available. I recommend them to all

[Rita · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick read.

[Sharon Derlan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Too short

The plot and characters are interesting, but less developed than the earlier books. This is more like a chapter of a longer work.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has murder, fraud, cheating, and a lot of action that keeps the pace at a quick clip. I like the series, the characters and this SH tale has a lot to it.

[Beverly · Rating 3 out of 5]

A bit boring and obvious but provides significant information which will undoubtedly be addressed in a future book

[Rod Innis · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was a good story, but it was on Audible, and the reading was done by Virtual Voice, which is monotone and every character sounds exactly the same, making it, at times, a bit hard to follow.