Son of Holmes (edition 2003)

by John Lescroart

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Member:	scarletsherlock
Title:	Son of Holmes
Authors:	John Lescroart
Info:	NAL Trade (2003), Paperback, 256 pages
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Son of Holmes by John Lescroart

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This has to be the poorest effort for a Holmes pastiche that it has ever been my misfortune to come across. (and that is really saying something) Only here at all because a. It was cheap and b. because I cannot refuse anything with Holmes associations.
But I kid you not,it was a close run thing. (

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devenish | Dec 15, 2008 |

Sherlock Holmes connection is made. Prologue is boring. Then book becomes okay. Illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes. Worst feeling cover ever! Hate the sensation of touching it. (

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ague | Nov 26, 2007 |

SH's (illegitimate) son is Nero Wolfe. Auguste Lupa is a simple pun on Nero Wolfe's name. Not highly rated.

mmckay | Oct 31, 2005 |

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It was embarrassing, but with a war going on, embarrassment was a luxury I couldn't permit myself.

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0451208757, Paperback)

The New York Times bestselling author's chip-off-the-old Sherlock-back in print!

The “reliably excellent”* John Lescroart offers an engrossing historical mystery that takes us to a small French town in the dark days of World War I—where the rumor is that Auguste Lupa is the son of the greatest detective of all time. And his mysterious legacy may come to light as he attempts to solve the baffling murder of an intelligence agent…

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