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The Final Solution A Story of Detection Author: Retired to the English countryside, an eighty-nine-year-old man, rumored to be a once-famous detective, is more concerned with his beekeeping than with his fellow man. Into his life wanders Linus Steinman, nine years old and mute, who has escaped from Nazi Germany with his sole companion: an African gray parrot. — What is the meaning of the myste... more »
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A brief but eloquent mystery involving a parrot uttering sequences of numbers....in German. Of course this is unusual, but even more intriguing in wartime England. Beautifully written with charming pencil illustrations.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
If you like Sherlock Holmes, you'll probably appreciate this book. It was a bit too fruity for me and the solution to the mystery was pretty weak.
Stephanie B. (stephanierbm) reviewed The Final Solution: A Story of Detection on + 23 more book reviews
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Nice entertaining short read.
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Not my favorite Chabon book (I kept feeling like I must have missed a chapter somewhere) but still worthwhile reading.
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