The hotly anticipated and explosive third book in the New York Times bestselling Charlotte Holmes series. It’s been a year since the shocking death of August Moriarty, and Jamie and Charlotte haven’t spoken.Jamie is going through the motions at Sherringford, trying to finish his senior year without incident, with a nice girlfriend he can’t seem to fall for.Charlotte is on the run, from Lucien … for.
Charlotte is on the run, from Lucien Moriarty and from her own mistakes. No one has seen her since that fateful night on the lawn in Sussex—and Charlotte wants it that way. She knows she isn’t safe to be around. She knows her Watson can’t forgive her.
Holmes and Watson may not be looking to reconcile, but when strange things start happening, it’s clear that someone wants the team back together. Someone who has been quietly observing them both. Making plans. Biding their time.
Someone who wants to see one of them suffer and the other one dead.
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After the missteps of book two, book three redeemed itself – I devoured this book in hours. I just love the writing in this series, and it was so much fun to see both Jamie and Charlotte’s perspective in this book. There is the requisite drama and mystery and chaos, but also more vulnerability and confessions and it was just so easy to get swept up in. There’s something about the dark, romantic undertones of this series that bring Holmes and Watson to life in a way I find so fascinating. I’ve already picked up book four and am dreading seeing this series end.
After the last book’s dramatic cliff hanger, I wasn’t sure that I was emotionally prepared with the fall out. Now I’m sure I wasn’t! But Lucien Moriarty is a great arch nemesis, and his very strange plan to mess with Charlotte Holmes through Jamie Watson was captivating. This really is a series that sucks you in and makes you forget that you are supposed to be doing other things, like working. Once I started I just couldn’t stop! Now the real question is, do I want to read the 4th one knowing that that wonderful ending is going to be messed with? (Spoiler alert: I have it on hold at the library already!)
It has been a year since August Moriarty’s death and it has also been a year since Jamie and Charlotte have seen each other. Jamie is back at boarding school where he is hanging out with the same group of friends, but has a new girlfriend. When things start to go awry, his dorm room getting broken into, his report for class deleted and he is accused of stealing money he realizes that he may be the victim of a Moriarty trying to plot revenge on Charlotte. Even if he knew where Charlotte was, Jamie is too stubborn and too determined to try his investigative skills on his own.
The Case for Jamie was told from two point of view’s. Charlotte is off on her own, struggling to come to grips with Augusts death and also find out what devilish deeds Lucien may be up to. Her POV is a girl on the edge of a nervous breakdown and fascinating to read. Jamie’s point of view is strictly the investigation and his emotional wallowing in Charlotte’s absence. Yes, he has a new girlfriend but she seems to be a placeholder for his best friend Charlotte. I’ll admit that I found Charlotte to be a more fascinating character because of the depths of depravity she has been driven to. Jamie is just the boy next door, although in this novel he shows he has brains to go along with that brawn.
I thought the author did a great job weaving the mystery together without giving away the whole plot. I loved the personal twists this novel took with Jamie’s life. Those twists were life changing for Jamie and really made him evaluate what was important to him. He really grew up a lot in this novel. Some readers may not love the ending to this book but I loved how Ms. Cavallaro created a mystery around Jamie and Charlotte’s relationship leaving the reader wanting more, more, more!