In 1895 Lucy James has just arrived in London in the company of Johnny Rockefeller to find out her real identity. This leads them to a bank at the same time that the police with Holmes and Watson arrive in the area.
This prequel to the series is an enjoyable quick read.
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Lucy is introduced to London; literally with a bang. An appropriately apt start with her and Holmes yet to meet although like vibs start to emanate in this quick but good tale. ( )

Before Lucy James and Sherlock Holmes meet in The Last Moriarty, their paths crossed without either of them even knowing it. When Lucy is caught in a bank robbery that isn't going well, she does everything she can to keep people from dying. On the outside, the great consulting detective is called in to solve the mystery of who wished for the bank to be robbed.

This is a lovely little prequel to the series and does a good job of introducing readers to Lucy and sets up the mystery that is woven through the future books. Lucy and Sherlock do not actually meet in the story. We're given a nice view of Lucy and her resourcefulness in the story.

As far as a Sherlock Holmes story, it seemed a little flat. There weren't a lot of details, but it is a novella length story so there isn't that much room for it.

At any rate, it was an enjoyable read and fans of the series will no doubt enjoy it.

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