Son of Holmes

by John Lescroart

Series: Auguste Lupa (1)

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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:*They say he is the son of Sherlock Holmes...The author of The Fall* and the Dismas Hardy and Wyatt Hunt series takes us to a small French town in the dark days of World War I.** The �??reliably excellent�?�* New York Times bestselling author offers an engrossing historical mystery in which the rumor is that young chef 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�?� *Publishers Weekly… (more)

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First edition very fine

dgmathis | Mar 15, 2023 |

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Terrie2018 | Feb 21, 2020 |

Early days in the Sherlockian Canon as his son, August Lupa, serves as a spy in France during WW1. Characters not very well developed, particularly Lupa. He is more of a caricature than realistic,. Add a confusingly muddled plot and this series is off to an uncertain start. (

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jamespurcell | Feb 25, 2019 |

I love a good mystery but this one did not cut it for me. I don’t know if it was because I had to read this book for work or if it was just the story but I found myself doing anything but reading it. I really didn’t follow where the author was going and felt like the mystery was solved on a whim. Not my cup of tea. 2.5-3🌟 (

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karenvg3 | Apr 3, 2018 |

My first Lescroart book. Son of Holmes has a very relaxed feel in reading. Even scenes of tension did not seem overly dramatized, felt comfortable. Comfortable as in easy and pleasurable to read. When the characters were having a meal or a drink it made me want to run to the kitchen to share in the moment. The tension was evident, not forced. The plot moved convincingly. (

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Son of Holmes [and] Rasputin's Revenge by John Lescroart

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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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Fiction. Mystery. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:They say he is the son of Sherlock Holmes...The author of The Fall and the Dismas Hardy and Wyatt Hunt series takes us to a small French town in the dark days of World War I.

The �??reliably excellent�?�* New York Times bestselling author offers an engrossing historical mystery in which the rumor is that young chef 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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