The Crown Jewel Mystery

A Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery, Book 4

By: Anna Elliott, Charles Veley

Narrated by: Simon Prebble, Wendy Tremont King

Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

A young American actress arrives in London hoping to learn her identity, just as Sherlock Holmes is closing in on a master criminal. Their worlds collide, and not even Holmes could have foreseen the impact!

This audiobook is the prequel to The Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series. It takes place three days before the opening of The Last Moriarty.

©2017 Charles Veley and Anna Elliott (P)2017 Charles Veley and Anna Elliott

An Introduction

Prequel to the Sherlock Holmes and Lucy James Mystery series

We meet Lucy James as she is proposed to by Johnny Rockefeller while they are touring London. Lucy has come to England to work in the theatre and to find out who her parents are. While pursuing that quest, she and Johnny become hostages during a bank holdup. Compared to other books in this series, it is very short; but, critical in getting a feel for her character. Very nicely done and as always, the two narrators have done an excellent job.

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Pretty Good

Mr. P can get 5 stars from me anytime, for anything. Ms. King is good, doing accents and voices well. I was not enchanted by her intonation and expression but she did all right. The story itself seemed somewhat simplistic. Perhaps the full length novels in the series will appeal to me more.

Intro to the series...

This book is listed on Audible as the 4th book of the series but on Goodreads as the 0.5 (prequel) which is more fitting the story. It takes place before Lucy James and Sherlock Holmes meet...when many people still think Sherlock is dead.

the story itself is not very intricate or original, it seems they wrote it just as a springboard into the series, to tell everyone that Lucy James can deduce almost as well as Sherlock Holmes.

Not a bad story but nothing very memorable either.

An entertaining prequel to Lucy James and Sherlock Holmes.

This entry to the series was good fun. It is nicely plotted, though a tad light weight for a Holmesian story- - but then, it is a short story, not a full-length book. I always enjoy Simon Prebble as a narrator and I’m sure you will too. Wendy Tremont King does a nice job too, but is so unrelentingly cheerful that I long for a bit more variety. But, all in all, it’s an entertaining story that sheds light on some of what happens later in the series.

The beginning of the story..How they first met.

It came after I read two books. I had been feeling like I had missed something. If it had been possible, this was to be read first! A good teaser to the first book and clarified a few things!

Poor female narrator

Not a fan of the female narrator. The previous narrator used on other three books was superb. This lady has all the wrong emphases and is too sweet and slow talking. She has no spunk as Lucy. Yuck! Makes me not want to finish the amazing series. Why the change????

Can't wait for the rest of the Lucy James series!

Wendy Tremont King was wonderful. She has capture the spirit of Lucy James magnificently. Loved her co-narrator Simon Prebble's authentic British voice. They make a great team. More, Please!

The Game Begins ...

A prequel to Lucy James mystery series (sometimes listed a book 4), the illegitimate daughter of Sherlock Holmes. The story revolves around a bank heist that goes down while Lucy is attempted to break into a safe deposit box of an unknown benefactor … trying to discover more about her past. While it was a fun escape, there wasn’t as much “mystery” as expected, although there are a few twists toward the end. Although available in kindle unlimited, the audible performance is still worth it.

I was given this free advance review/listener copy (ARC) audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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Thrilling

I really love Sherlock and Lucy This Prequel is just perfect. and the narrators are just great to listen to.

Entertaining despite King's accent shortcomings

Consistent with all the Lucy James adventures with Sherlock Holmes, the story is quite good, and Simon Prebble does his usual outstanding job, with a superior portrayal of both Holmes and Watson. Talented voice actress Wendy Tremont King, while quite good with most characters, is woefully inadequate with upper and middle class British accents. It's also distracting when she voices a male character done far better ny Prebble. Books like this would be both more entertaining and credible if readers would portray characters consistently. Short of full-cast performances, such an approach would preserve the integrity of the material.