This book was al ot of fun. Inspired by the real Lady Ada Byron and Mary Goodwin, the author imagines what might have happened if the 2 girls had lived at the same time and became detectives. With nods to historical figures (Percy Shelley, Charles Dickens, etc) and to the first mystery novel (also about a missing moonstone) this book had a lot of flair. Ada was a hoot of a character.
I did feel that it took a long time to get to the mystery - I was on cd 2 of 3 before the mystery was actually introduced. This was probably due to the build up and characterization. I felt there were a few loose ends - near the end Ada didn't seem satisfied with the mystery's conclusion but then we were left hanging.
Overall I enjoyed this quirky mystery.
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