the last of august by brittany cavallaro

They are so unlike each other that it seems like they could never be friends, but that’s where Ms. Jamie is so loyal and kind, and Charlotte is– for lack of a better word– so detective-y.

In a struggle to prove their innocence, Jamie learns about the art of deduction, lying, and sleuthing– and they may just learn a few things about each other along the way.įull of mystery, secrets, suspense, and (sometimes) fun, A Study in Charlotte is a refreshing take on the old classic. A student has just been murdered, and Charlotte and Jamie are being framed. Here’s an overview of the plot: It’s Jamie Watson’s first year at Sherringford, a snooty prep school in Connecticut, and things have just gotten really interesting. Two out of the three books in the series have been published. Charlotte is cold, calculating, and cunning, while Jamie is smart but more of a people person. It follows Jamie Watson and Charlotte Holmes, two high school kids who have never met before but are well aware of their history– they are descendants of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. Let’s begin with some background information: This series is set in the present day.

What they learn might change everything they know about their families, themselves, and each other.Today I have a special treat: a dual book review of Brittany Cavallaro’s Charlotte Holmes series! But as they follow the gritty underground scene in Berlin to glittering art houses in Prague, Holmes and Watson begin to realize that this is a much more complicated case than a disappearance. Their first contact? August Moriarty (formerly Charlotte’s obsession, currently believed by most to be dead), whose powerful family has been ripping off famous paintings for the last hundred years. The game is afoot once again, and Charlotte is single-minded in her pursuit. On top of everything else, Holmes and Watson could be becoming morethan friends-but still, the darkness in Charlotte’s past is a wall between them.Ī distraction arises soon enough, because Charlotte’s beloved uncle Leander goes missing from the estate-after being oddly private about his latest assignment in a German art forgery ring. But Charlotte isn’t the only Holmes with secrets, and the mood at her family’s Sussex estate is palpably tense. Jamie Watson and Charlotte Holmes are looking for a winter-break reprieve after a fall semester that almost got them killed. Watson and Holmes: A match made in disaster.

The last of august by brittany cavallaro