Cosy crime set in London

Submitted: 23rd January 2026

Cosy crime set in London

Destination

London yes of course but here we are heading to Sherlock Holmes London through the eyes of his housekeeper Mrs Hudson. It’s great seeing a setting, location and other characters through the eyes of another character. This series gets better and better.

Locations in Mrs Hudson and the Belladonna Inheritance

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The title comes from an armaments tycoon in the book Charles Belladonna. With a name like that I had imagined a case around poison. What IS it with me and poison lately?

Locations in Mrs Hudson and the Belladonna Inheritance

Review

Mrs Hudson and the Belladonna Inheritance

Locations in Mrs Hudson and the Belladonna Inheritance

Review

I do love this series. Mrs Hudson was a favourite when I was reading the originals so it’s delightful to meet her like this and to spend so much time with her. The book is so well written and set up that I was in the house and kitchen wirth her and could smell the cooking! I also got a few stern looks from her too I;m sure. But she’s such a good lead character and I am just so pleased that Martin Davies has brought her to the fore.

This seems darker than other books in the series. I mean I was going back and forth from 221B Baker Street where I lived with Mrs Hudson to the War Office whilst trying to fight off men claiming to have a stake in a large fortune. I was very busy in this book. Luckily I knew I could trust Mrs Hudson to keep me safe. As she did. But what an adventure before that!

Quite sad to say goodbye to her at the end of the book. I hear this is the last in the series? I really hope not!