Mrs Hudson and the Blue Daisy Affair was a wonderful addition to the Sherlock World. I loved every minute of reading this book. And for the mystery itself, the conclusion came as a surprise to me. I done what I always do and tried to guess the outcome, and although I got some small details right I was never able to guess the full story. In short terms, I just loved this book. For my full review please visit my blog post - https://uneducatedbookdiary.blogspot.com/2021/10/mrs-hudson-and-blue-daisy-affair-by.html

A quick and easy read that I found myself picking up after a long day to unwind. The characters are beautifully written and I came to love them within the first few pages and was rooting for them all the way to the end. At times I wanted to stop reading because I just wanted the experience to go on for longer.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

So it turns out that Mrs Hudson is busy helping out Sherlock Holmes's cases as well as running the household of 22B Baker Street. Luckily, she has Flotsam on hand to help. I've not read any of the Hudson & Holmes series of books by Martin Davies before but after reading "Mrs Hudson and the Blue Daisy Affair", I'd be up for reading more. I'd always struggled with reading Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books; overly complicated and wordy. These are quite refreshing and demonstrate that women can investigate crime too. A fun read.

Scandal And Intrigue Abound…
The fifth in the Holmes and Hudson series finds Mrs Hudson and Flotsam knee deep in scandal and intrigue in an unseasonably warm and balmy London. With a delightful cast of characters and a wholly enjoyable plot this is another engaging and entertaining read and a worthy addition to the series.

this was another great entry in the holmes and hudson mystery series, the plot was really well done and had what I wanted from these characters.

This is the latest in Martin Davies fun and entertaining series featuring the wonderful Mrs Hudson, housekeeper to the great Victorian detective, Sherlock Holmes, aided by Dr John Watson. The story is narrated by Flotsam, aka Flottie, the young, bright and inquisitive maid, well read and continuing her education with the likes of Rupert Spencer, the Earl of Brabham's nephew, where she is chaperoned by Hetty Peters. Mrs Hudson and Flottie now have an established reputation when it comes to sleuthing, a crack downstairs women's version of the upstairs Holmes and Watson team. The esteem with which Flottie is held by Holmes is apparent when he expects Flottie to regularly contribute to their cases, an unusual occurence in a time where women are having to fight hard for suffrage, facing great opposition from society and men.

Holmes is finding himself in great demand, and is in a position to pick and choose the cases that come to him, when he is visited by two visitors simultaneously. The elderly Lady Hastings is a big supporter of suffrage, and she wants him to protect the popular, good looking, charming and radical George Dashing, a thorn in the government's side, who has returned and expected to now deliver a critical political address, instead of the far more conservative and anti-women's rights Sir Henry Catanache. Coincidently, Holmes other visitor is from the Home Office, Sir Joseph Croxton, has the same request, but for different reasons, Dashing had made public criticisms of Russia, which Croxton believes will have the Russians wanting to assassinate him, which he cannot allow to happen. Dashing, however, is unwilling to co-operate in his protection. Emerging to compete with Holmes in London, is a new consulting detective, the popular Laurence Martin.

When Sir Henry Catanache's son, Oscar, is arrested for murder, facing the hangman's noose, Holmes is replaced as their detective by Martin. Flottie finds herself at the heart of the case and, to her surprise, working with Laurence, who dazzles her. At the same time, Flottie finds herself getting close to and charmed with the man of the moment, George Dashing, playing a central role in countering the threats he refuses to take seriously, but is he really all that he appears? Taking an instrumental interest in all this is Mrs Hudson, a steadfast support to Flottie, a guiding hand, demonstrating her helpful wide ranging connections, her experience and her great wisdom. This is a wonderful addition to this series, a light hearted yet engaging crime read, providing a welcome break from often other heavier and darker reads. Many thanks to the publisher for an ARC.

I hadn't realised when I picked this up it was part of a series.
It reads well as a stand alone though.
Enough familiar characters to make you feel comfortable straight away.
An enjoyable read, that makes me think I should probably look for the first four books.