'Mrs Sherlock Holmes’ and the other real #FemaleSleuths who were written out of history

An opera diva, a queen of surveillance and Selfridges’ ‘secret service’ head were among the women who rivalled male #PrivateEyes and whose stories are told in a new book
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/24/mrs-sherlock-holmes-and-the-other-real-female-sleuths-who-were-written-out-of-history #BookReview

Just reviewed this page turner by C Jean Downer!

https://womenusingwords.wordpress.com/2024/01/28/lies-are-forever/

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“Are you surprised at the knowledge of the law which this way of writing betrays in an ignorant woman? I have been learning, my dear: the Law and the Lady have begun understanding one another.”

- Wilkie Collins, The Law and The Lady

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