Brian M. reviewed on 1/15/2011 + 70 more book reviews

An average Sherlock Holmes adventure, this one involving a convoluted plot to seize the throne. Sherlock has several problems before him, including blackmail, the theft of a former prime minister bones, and worst of all, a series of attacks which seem to point to a large vicious dog. This book delves into english history and politics, esp around the period that Oliver Cromwell took over the government from the Crown ( which tends to slow the story down). It's an ok read, but don't order it thinking it a sequel to The Hound of the Baskervilles, that plot line is almost incidental. More for hardcore Sherlock fans or english history buffs.

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