Mrs. Sherlock Holmes:The True Story of New York City’s Greatest Female Detective - Brad Ricca Audiobook

Written by Brad Ricca
Read by David Bendena
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Mrs. Sherlock Holmes:The True Story of New York City’s Greatest Female Detective and the 1917 Missing Girl Case That Captivated a Nation

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Release date: June 5, 2018
Duration: 12:35:48

Mrs. Grace Humiston was an amazing lawyer and a traveling detective during a time when no women were practicing those professions. She focused on solving cases no one else wanted and advocating for innocents. The first female U.S. District Attorney, she made groundbreaking investigations into modern-day slavery, and the papers gave her the nickname of fiction’s famous sleuth. One of her greatest accomplishments was solving the cold case of a missing eighteen-year-old girl, Ruth Cruger. Her work changed how the country viewed the problem of missing girls, but it came with a price: she learned all too well what happens when one woman upstages the entire NYPD.

In the literary tradition of In Cold Blood and The Devil in the White City, this true-crime tale is told in spine-tingling fashion and has important repercussions concerning kidnapping, the role of the media, and the truth of crime stories. But the great mystery of this book—and its haunting twist ending—is how one woman became so famous only to disappear

Nominated for the 2018 Edgar Award for best fact-based crime story, this is the true story of Grace Humiston, whom the press nicknamed “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes.” In a time when women couldn’t vote, Humiston was a lawyer, a detective, and the first female U.S. district attorney. David Bendena’s intense narration makes us believe in her. He highlights the February 1917 disappearance of 18-year-old Ruth Cruger, last seen taking her ice skates to be sharpened at a Harlem shop. After the NYPD had given up, Humiston and her detective partner agree to take the case. With a no-nonsense attitude, Bendena portrays Humiston’s honesty and doggedness. He gives each character credible voices. As the two detectives scramble to locate the missing woman, Bendena heightens the drama. S.J.H. � AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine