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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780765343253
ISBN number: 0765343258
Label: Forge Books
Manufacturer: Forge Books
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 480
Printing Date: January 20, 2003
Publishing house: Forge Books
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A novel of suspense featuring Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler
Originally titled Irene’s Last Waltz
The ever-irresistible Irene Adler, her dashing barrister husband, Godfrey Norton, and the indomitable Miss Nell Huxleigh have arrived at last as their French cottage-having survived dastardly plots, Russian spies, pistol-wielding criminals, and the occasional cobra. The happy trio seeks nothing but rest and peace-but Irene has always chafed under idle conditions, and Paris, she says, 'is pretty and urbane, but hardly a center of excitement.' So when Charles Frederick Worth, the Parisian king of couture, invites Irene to become his 'mannequin de ville,' to wear the fabulous worth creations to stimulate his trade, Irene leaps at the chance.
But what was a joyous lark soon turns into a journey that can lead to disgrace, dishonor, and death when Irene, Nell, and Godfrey are drawn into a series of events that will compel Irene to the one place that she daren't go and the one man she must not confront-Prague and the King of Bohemia.
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The Irene Adler series is a winner. Ms. Douglas manages to weave her stories around actual events and people. Her heroine Irene Adler is one of the saviest Victorian sleuths you'll find. Ms. Douglas also brings in Sherlock Holmes in "cameo" roles, where he helps in the unveiling of the mystery. This book is set in Prague in 1889. A lot of political machinations were occurring in the fight for the small nation of Bohemia, and Irene, her husband Godfrey and indomitable Nell are sent to Prague to look after the Rothschilds' interests. Irene cannot resist the challenge of going back to the city where she and Nell fled from almost two years ago, and of course, being Irene, she'll go in disguise. These books are a lot of fun filled with great period detail.
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Originally titled Irene's Last Waltz, Another Scandal in Bohemia is the 4th in a series of historic mysteries based on a character from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes story, A Scandal In Bohemia. Carole Nelson Douglas takes this character, Irene Adler, the only woman to catch Holmes' romantic interests, and has her go on to pursue her own career as an investigating detective. With Penelope Huxley, a country parson's daughter, as her Dr. Watson to write down her exploits, Adler has married and lives in Paris.
In this novel Irene returns to Prague to once again help the Bohemian royal family with a vexing problem - the king has not consumated his marriage of 9 months. Also the legendary Golum is once again walking the streets of this ancient city. Along the way she becomes involved with the historic and literary personages of Charles Frederick Worth (the founder of Haute Couture), Sherlock Holmes, and Baron Alphonse de Rothschild (international financier).
Carole Nelson Douglas fills this series with wonderful historic detail - especially about the wardrobes of Irene and Penelope. She also livesn up the narrative by opposing the personalities her two main characters, the flamboyant and independent Irene and the fastidious and proper Penelope.
In this book she looks at the working conditions of young women in Paris and the position of Jews in late 19th century Europe. A wonderful volume in the series.
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I am not going to address the "reissue" debate.
And to the person that said that the last two were too gruesome. Well, they dealt with Jack the Ripper...I would expect them to be gruesome.
Who would like this book? Anyone that loves Victoriana, 19th century history, mysteries, Sherlock Holmes (especially us Sherlockians, I have to say), and/or romance novels. Douglas' "Irene Adler series" has all of these elements and more. It is extremely well written. I consider myself to be extraordinarily literate and I still have to look up some of the terms in this series on occasion. I learn, but I am also entertained. I highly recommend this book as well as all of the Irene Adler series.
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This is a very good IRENE ADLER book. Maybe a bit predictable, but a fun read. However, I was disappointed to learn that it was really only a re-named re-issue of IRENE's LAST WALTZ, not a new book. I haven't cared for the two newest Carole Nelson Douglass Irene books, Chapel Noir and Castle Rouge, much too gruesome. But, I do hope she goes back to writing this type of book.
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This book is actually a reprint of a book under a different title. The original title was Irene's Last Waltz, and it is the 4th in the series. In it, Irene Adler Norton, whom we very first met in Arthur Conan Doyle's short story, "A Scandal in Bohemia," returns to Bohemia to discover that an impostor has been put in the place of the real king and that a nocturnal monster is stalking the capital city.
Before reading this one, you may wish to read the previous books in the series in this order: Good Night, Mr. Holmes; Good Morning, Irene; and Irene At Large. (As far as I have been able to determine these have not been reissued under different titles but may be in the future). After this book, there are two more books: Chapel Noir and Castle Rouge.
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