Something Blue

Sherlock & Jack #2

by Liz Hedgecock

‘I should have been the happiest woman in the world…’

When Jacky Day accepts Tom Huggins’s proposal of marriage, there is just one problem. Abandoned as a baby and raised in the workhouse, she has no family to call her own. Now, with her wedding weeks away, she enlists the help of Sherlock Holmes to try and find them.

However, the great detective has his own worries. His old enemy, Professor Moriarty, grows ever more daring, and his attempts to kill Holmes more blatant. Add Holmes’s imminent departure for the Continent, and finding Jacky’s family becomes a race against time.

Jacky is ready to embrace her future — but to do so she must confront her fear of returning to the workhouse she grew up in, and face the truth of her buried past…

Something Blue is the second novella in the Sherlock & Jack series, set in 1890s London.

Goodreads reviewers are saying…

"A delightful read... very good" Rob Pearson

"Beautifully written, great story" John Croall

"Jolly good mysteries" Jan Julien

Liz Hedgecock grew up in London. After some years working for the NHS, she finally began her career as an author, winning several prizes for her writing. Liz’s reimaginings of Sherlock Holmes, her Pippa Parker cozy mystery series, and the Caster & Fleet Victorian mystery series (with Paula Harmon) are available in eBook and paperback. Now living in Cheshire with her husband and two sons, she can usually be found reading, Tweeting or in museums and art galleries. Follow Liz on Twitter @lizhedgecock or on her blog at http://lizhedgecock.wordpress.com.

136 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 26, 2019

About the author

I grew up in south London, did an English degree, and then took forever to start writing. The stories started to grow longer...and then the murders began!

I tend to write Victorian mysteries of a not-too-scary nature. I've somehow managed to have 3 separate Sherlock Holmes-themed series (why make things easy?). I also co-wrote the Caster & Fleet mystery series with Paula Harmon, and my Maisie Frobisher Mysteries series is a spinoff from that.

I write a modern cozy mystery series, Pippa Parker Mysteries, and my newest series, The Magical Bookshop, is a cozy mystery series with a touch of fantasy and magic.

Visit my website for book info, links to stories, and my blog, in which I ramble on about all sorts of things. Hope to see you soon.

Reviews

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining mystery listening 🎶🎎

This kindle e-book novella is from my Kindle Unlimited account book 1 of 1.

I have listened to a number of stories by Liz Hedgecock and not been disappointed.

Jackie meets her twin sister and her father as she is getting ready to marry Tom. It is an interesting time as the story of her family comes out..

I would highly recommend this series and author to fans of Sherlock Holmes and British mystery novels. 2024

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jacinth Day has accepted the proposal of Constable Tom Huggins. But having been bought up in an orphanage she asks the Holmes brothers for help in tracking down any family.
An entertaining well-written story.

[Bonnye Reed · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Sherlock & Jack Chronicles is a complete series of mystery novellas, comprising A Jar of Thursday, Something Blue, and A Phoenix Rises. It is a series not to be missed if you love historical and/or Sherlock tales. I received Something Blue as a gift from the author in the fall, and I loved it but I knew I would as I adored the first short novel in the series. In Something Blue, Sherlock attempts to find any family of their friend, Scotland Yard Police Clerk Jacinth 'Jack' Day, before her marriage to Police Constable Tom Huggins. Jack was raised in the workhouse of the local orphanage and has never had family, nor generally missed having them until she realizes that no one would fill her side of the church for the wedding. Tom is her best and dearest friend, though Sherlock and Mrs. Higgins are old friends, as well. Of course, Tom's family will welcome her, but of her own family, she has no one. Maybe it's time she finds out where she came from. Left on the steps of the orphanage at only a couple of weeks old, she knows nothing of her family history or any of the important things you want to know before you contemplate having children of your own. Maybe it's too late to find her roots. Is there such a limitation when it comes to mysteries and Sherlock, however? Jacky thinks not!
Reviewed on January 22, 2024, at Goodreads, AmazonSmile, and BookBub. Not available for review to B&N or Kobo.

[Fiona Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a character Jack has turned out to be. This wee story main,y focuses on Jack and finding her family, so that when she gets married her side of the church is not empty. She finds more than she expected and the things that happen to her and Holmes are exciting. Totally enjoyed this wee story. Highly recommended.

[Christa Saccullo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't put it down!

Usually sequels take a nosedive, but this one did the exact opposite. I finished it within a couple hours. This book was more on the serious side than the first one, and doesn't alternate between POV. Very well crafted. Definitely a nice weekend read!

I wonder if the author saw that movie The Rock? Definitely high stakes vibes going on here....

Christa

[Adele · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second Helping Better than the First

“Something Blue” was even more interesting than “A Jar of Thursday”. Such an intriguing concept for Jack’s backstory! Hope the third story in this trilogy will be just as explosive.

[John Croall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written, great story.

[jan julien · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well done!

Familiar characters come to life amidst a new group of associates and players. And of course jolly good mysteries area afoot!

[Rob Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but good.

Well it is a short story, i ws not expecting much, but is a delightfull read for all that.
Very good

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

something blue

Anne Wilson This book was very enjoyable, I especially liked the characters and the storyline was really good. I will read more from this author.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this book-great characters and really good storyline. I will read more from this author.