Amanda Hupe's Reviews > Murder on Cold Street

“We women have been taught since birth that virtue is our greatest asset. I have nothing against virtues—I’d like to think that there are many virtues I practice assiduously. But power does not yield to virtue. Power yields only to power.”

MURDER ON COLD STREET
This series has me all over the place with my thoughts. Book four, The Art of Theft was not my favorite but that ending convinced me to keep going. Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas is book five in the Lady Sherlock Series and Inspector Treadles has been arrested!! He was found in a locked room with two murder victims. Both of these men worked for his wife’s company that she inherited. The speculations are endless but unless Charlotte can come up with a solution, then Inspector Treadles will be tried for murder, a crime she is sure he did not commit…

Well, at least the amount of weight and Charlotte’s number of chins discussions has gone down. But the food…if we took out half of the food description the audiobook would have been thirty minutes shorter. It adds absolutely nothing to the story. And trust me, I LOVE cake. But I like cake with positivity, not negativity.

However, we get to know more about Inspector Treadles and his wife. There are a few plotlines with them in previous books but I have always wanted to know more! Treadles have always been conflicted about Mrs. Treadles inheriting a business, but she has been treated horribly because she is a woman in a man’s role. It was wonderful to see Treadles grow and see how women can also have a more vital role in society.

Then there is Lord Ingram and Charlotte. They have a unique relationship to be sure. The chemistry is just off. It often feels one-sided and has little depth. Currently, the emotions feel very surface level. Unfortunately, the pacing is rather slow in this book and everyone is lying. It gets to the point where even Charlotte is oblivious to the obvious. I will keep going to the next book, but I do hope it is not as predictable as this one. I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars.