Monday, September 25, 2017

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes: The True Story of New York City's Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation by Brad Ricca.   432 pages

"Mrs. Sherlock Holmes tells the true story of Grace Humiston, the lawyer, detective, and first woman U.S. District Attorney who turned her back on New York society life to become one of the nation's greatest crime-fighters during an era when women were still not allowed to vote."

A biography of a remarkable woman in New York in the early 20th century who practiced law and then became served the governor and police for special cases. In a time when women were considered unsuited for work like that she made her mark.

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