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I loved this book! The change of perspective was really interesting and made he story quite fun. It made me want to continue reading all through the night.

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5.0

This book is freaking AWESOME in every way. A fantastic mystery that played on my intense Sherlockian geekery- what more could I ask for??

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3.0

A main character slightly reminiscent of Lucky Jim, satisfying plot though slightly predictable. A good holiday read.

cgonya1's review against another edition

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adventurous informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.0

tara_dear's review against another edition

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3.0

So I'm still not sure if I should have given it two stars instead of 3. I did like it- a standard 3 star rating- but I did not like the language, especially the language that was used. If I had read it instead of listened to it, I might not have found it so offending.

What I liked about this book was this: I liked that it went back and forth b/w two perspectives and eras. That of Harold, a lover and expert of all things Sherlock, and that of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I also liked that there were two mysteries-one for Doyle and one for Harold. And like any good mystery, there were twists.

addy1991's review against another edition

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3.0

Liked how the past and present link together to tell the full story. The characters are interesting and I learned a few things about Arthur Conan Doyle (wasn't a sir yet). It would be nice to see Harold in another similarly styled story.

we_are_all_mad_here26's review against another edition

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2.0

Sample sentence from this book to remind my future self why I should probably not re-read it: "Her eyelids were red and bulbous, like those of a crushed bug."
I'm sorry - what???

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