Some Danger Involved

I feel that Sherlock Holmes and Cyrus Barker would be friends, but even more so, Dr. Watson and Thomas Llewelyn would have much to discuss. I was hesitant to begin a new series set in Victorian London, but I’m so glad I read this book and every book in the series that followed.

It Involved is a twisty mystery rich in setting and history. Barker and Llewelyn are a formidable duo when it comes to crime fighting and detection, and Llewelyn’s humor offsets (and sometimes ratchets up) the tension.

This is another historical mystery but it's set in a different time period than Huber's mysteries.

The main character of this book has been hired as an assistant to a detective in Victorian England and through the course of the book, I learned a great deal about the history of law enforcement. I think we take so much for granted in our high-tech, always-connected world.

It's surprising and sometimes amazing to realize how the world functioned before telephones, automobiles, and a unified law enforcement department. 

I love mystery series and was delighted when I discovered this one. Much like Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, this book series follows the mysterious exploits of Detective Barker and his assistant Llewelyn, set in gritty Victorian times.

The first-person voice of Llewelyn immediately drew me into his story of how he answered an ad for a position with “some danger involved” and how they ended up trying to solve a gruesome murder of a young scholar in London’s ghetto. Although they walk the streets of Sherlock’s London, they’re wonderfully unique characters and you can’t help rooting for them and… show more.

For those who prefer their mysteries to be driven by British proprieties and comforts set against compelling social issues, Will Thomas is a must-read author. 

The reader is taken downstairs and up, through gritty back alleys and up Pall Mall. You learn the city of London and its history via vivid conversation, prose, and action. I have read them all with pleasure. Listening to the audiobooks becomes necessary when you wish to immerse yourself in the varied accents, narrated by the wonderful Antony Ferguson. The mysteries are each of them excellent, but Barker and Llewellyn, enquiry agents extraordinaire, along with… show more.