Jamie Watson and Charlotte Holmes are looking for a winter break reprieve in Sussex after a fall semester that almost got them killed. But nothing about their time off is proving simple, including Holmes and Watson's growing feelings for each other. When Charlotte's beloved uncle Leander goes missing from the Holmes estate -- after being oddly private about his latest assignment in a German art forgery ring -- the game is afoot once again, and Charlotte throws herself into a search for answers. So begins a dangerous race through the gritty underground scene in Berlin and glittering art houses in Prague, where Holmes and Watson discover that this complicated case might change everything they know about their families, themselves, and each other.
I did not like this as much as the first book. Maybe it has a little middle book syndrome? But I do feel like we gained some interesting insight into the inner workings of the Moriarty and Holmes clans, while getting to know more of the complications that constitute Charlotte. Jamie was almost swoony in this one. He talks a lot about his feelings for Charlotte, which are just as complicated as she is.
Maybe not as good as its predecessor, but still entertaining and I feel like things we learned in this book will serve a greater purpose in the finale.
