Lock and Mori by Heather W. Petty
This is one of two books I received in my December Lit-Cube, the theme of which was Sherlocked. As best I can tell, this is a modern take on the Sherlock Holmes books by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, but as I have yet to read any of those, I can't be 100% sure on that. A little Googling helped me to make some sense of characters besides Holmes and Watson, the latter of whom doesn't play much of a part.
Our protagonist in this case is one James "Mori" Moriarity, who is the daughter of a police detective in London. Roughly six months prior to the events in this book, Mori's mother passes away from cancer. This is important because Mori's dad has taken her death hard, and lashes out, to put it mildly, on his four children. The other police turn a blind eye to this, which I have a huge problem with, for the record.
One day, during a fire drill, Mori is asked to summon Sherlock "Lock" Holmes from his basement lab at school during a fire drill. A rather awkward meeting occurred, but something clicked because they became fast friends. Not long after this, a man is murdered in Regency Park, and Lock feels that the local law enforcement are inept, so he and Mori decide to solve the crime.
At first, Mori thinks this is just a game, but as time goes on, she finds that it is much more than that, and she is involved, whether she wants to be or not. Mori uncovers some secrets that may be best left hidden that involve her mother. Luckily, she knows what she has to do with them.
Going into this book, I really didn't know what to expect. I am reasonably familiar with Sherlock Holmes, even though I haven't read the books, but I wasn't sure if I would need to have read the original material to enjoy this one. As it turns out, I didn't. This was a fun read, and I can't wait to dive into the second book I received in that box, as it is a sequel to this one. Should I like it as well, and there are more books in the series, I will have to make efforts to obtain them.
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