mysterious fast-paced

Best pacing in the series by far. Really eerie atmosphere. Funny as hell (Holmes’ trick on Watson). Really great cast of characters, all very interesting and well constructed. Felt like one of the best mysteries in the series, one the reader was given the tools to actually solve. Amazing ending


"Arthur what's with this dog motif?" 
"Do you have something against dogs?" 

Geh, of course this is great. Duh. No wonder fans called this the best Sherlock Holmes case. This one really put you on the edge of your seat like there is always something important that happened in each chapter so none of the chapters felt like it's just a filler or something. I really like the emotional roller coaster I experienced when they're closing in on the killer. Great book!
dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
adventurous mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No