This was my second time reading this, and it was every bit as good as the first time, helped by the fact that I could not remember for the life of me what the resolution of the story was. This is probably one of my favourites of the novel-length Sherlock stories, because the whole narrative is just so good and so tight (and has none of the weird half-book-length flashbacks that some of the others have).
This, unfortunately, did not quite live up to my expectations. It was a good time and a fun read, but it was nothing to write home about. The humour was very forced and over the top, which I found distracted me and repeatedly brought me out of the story.
Straight onto my all-time favourites shelf this goes! I shouldn't have expected anything less from Brooks. Truth be told, I'd had this on my shelf for a long time and had completely forgotten about it. But you know what? I'm so glad I did, because that meant instead of reading it when I first bought it, I've now had the pleasure of reading this post-Covid.
Another great addition to this series! I just love how cute and cosy this crime series is. Once again, we are following our main cast of characters, and Murder Most British takes us to the heart of wartime London thick with smog and chock-block full of action.
Another great collection of Sherlock Holmes short stories, and of course, the very collection that ends in the Final Problem. I do think I prefer the full-length stories to these short stories, but there are some really great cases amongst the short stories that pack an unexpected punch.
Well, this was absolutely delightful. I was a little uncertain if this was going to live up to expectations based on the first few chapters, but I soon got into the rhythm of the writing and was swept away on what quickly became a wonderful adventure.
This was everything I've come to expect from Jesse Sutanto: funny, pacy and a damn good story.
Shame on me for not reading this sooner. And shame on you for not having this on your radar if you don't. This was both hilarious and a masterpiece, and not at all what I expected. I had originally picked this up on a bit of a whim; I trust that Brooks will write a great fantasy novel, but that title? Surely, this is not taking itself seriously and is going to be a bit silly. I was not expecting this to be anything to write home about. But reader, fetch me my parchment!
This was a very interesting book to read and I've had to have a long think after finishing it to work out how to sum up my thoughts. The short of it, is that this is extremely talented writing and very captivating tale, but one that has quite a soft ending.
Richard Osman does it again in this final instalment of the Thursday Murder Club. I was somewhat nervous going into this, because a final book means he could kill off whoever he wanted - and I was still feeling emotionally scarred from the rollercoaster that was book four.
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