Holmes Marple & Poe by James Patterson and Brian Sitts

 

The newest investigators in town are Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple and Auguste Poe.  Where have they come from and are they really related to the famous ancestors they claim?  Regardless of their back story, they are effective and solve cases that have the police running circles.

Currently, they have three cases they are working.  One is a locked room mystery where rare books were stolen somehow.  Another is a kidnapping case where a young girl and her stepfather have been taken and there is a ransom demand.  A third case starts when they uncover a mass grave under the subway system that has scores of young women's bodies.  Can they solve the cases?

This is the start of a fun series.  Poe is a womanizer who loves cars.  Miss Marple has a checkered history and many secrets while Holmes is a computer hacker whose penchant for drugs can place any investigation in peril.  The three live together and work together and solve the cases they are given.  This book is recommended for mystery readers.