author: Fabrice Bourland
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.04
book published: 2008
rating: 3
read at: 2015/12/09
date added: 2015/12/09
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review:
'The Baker Street Phantom' by Fabrice Bourland and translated by Morag Young is the first in the Singleton and Trelawney mystery series. The mystery is an interesting one, but doesn't live up to the name it's using as a title.
Trelawney and Singleton move to London to start their detective business. The book takes place in the 1930s and one of their first clients is the widow of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Weird things are happening at 221b Baker Street. When a seance reveals a visitor who really shouldn't be there, the detectives are skeptical. When a series of brutal murders starts happening around London and they seem to mimic ones in literary fiction, they know something really bizarre is going on. With some unusual help, will they be able to stop what is happening?
It's not remotely like a Sherlock Holmes story, even though it takes place in the same areas. It has a bit of history around the creation of the character and the life of it's creator. It has footnotes to show that the author did seem to do some interesting research along the way. It feels more like a cross between historical fiction, a supernatural thriller, and a mystery, but the mystery feels like the most pasted on element of the story. I liked the historical fiction parts the best and could have done without the supernatural elements.
I received a review copy of this ebook from Gallic Books and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.
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