Nice, short, typical Sherlock Holmes tale. A good listening version available on LibreVox.
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ManyRoads finished reading The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
ManyRoads reviewed The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)
ManyRoads finished reading The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)
The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes)
In this chilling tale of mystery, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the death of one of Dr. Grimesby Roylott's …
ManyRoads reviewed Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Bury your Dead
5 stars
This is a splendid and reasonably complex mystery. There are quite a few flashbacks, which kept me on my 'feet'. The tale is peopled by flawed, imperfect people who care deeply for competing causes and allegiances. If you are new to Armand Gamache, this should NOT be your first encounter.
ManyRoads finished reading Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny
Bury Your Dead is a book written by Louise Penny and published by Minotaur Books (an imprint of St. Martin's …
ManyRoads reviewed The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
Save the Kaiju
4 stars
This is another entertaining Covid 'time period' novel. It is about an interesting parallel universe; a tale designed to help both the author and reader find a semblance of normalcy after years of pandemic. By the way, this is a good story as well.
ManyRoads finished reading The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi
When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That …
ManyRoads reviewed The Guide by Peter Heller
Wonderful read
5 stars
I truly enjoyed this novel. I was initially a bit taken aback by the Covid references and inclusion, but ended finding the rationale for its involvement reasonable, cogent, and appropriate. The characters in this tale are people I'd like to meet. I admire the world view expressed by the author as well as the overall story, plot and mystery.
ManyRoads reviewed Next to Last Stand by Craig Johnson
ManyRoads finished reading Next to Last Stand by Craig Johnson
ManyRoads reviewed Poisoner's Ring by Kelley Armstrong
An interesting tale and plot
4 stars
This is an enjoyable read. Good characters, curiously interesting series premise. I'm skeptical about the 'accuracy' of the series historical context, but perhaps that's part of the 'fun'. As an aside I appreciate that the LGBTQ component(s) of the tale actually treats those characters as flawed as everyone else.
ManyRoads reviewed Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones
Drowned.... woods
3 stars
I'm having what seems to be a run of bad to mediocre books. This one hits the mediocre level. The depth of thought, complexity characters, scope of scene and plot line are truly just 'meh'. I know this is a YA book, but when I think of books by CS Lewis, Tolkien and others the bar is pretty high for 4 and 5 stars. This one is 'just' okay.
ManyRoads reviewed Way of the Bear by Anne Hillerman
Another wonderful Manuelito/ Chee Tale
4 stars
This novel, like all of Anne Hillerman's, is thoroughly researched, well written, empathetic and people by interesting characters, and a magnificent setting. There are few downsides to be found reading either Anne or her father Tony's mysteries.