The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars
When a Hollywood studio announces plans to film a Conan Doyle classic, it arouses the interest of a group of Sherlock Holmes fans. Soon, all sorts of things begin to happen--a murder with a disappearing corpse, cryptograms, a couple of cock-eyed adventurers in the best Holmes tradition and all...
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When a Hollywood studio announces plans to film a Conan Doyle classic, it arouses the interest of a group of Sherlock Holmes fans. Soon, all sorts of things begin to happen--a murder with a disappearing corpse, cryptograms, a couple of cock-eyed adventurers in the best Holmes tradition and all the odd trimmings, including a Watson who's a cop, not a doctor.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9789997404640 (9997404645)
Publish date: 1940-06
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Edition language: English
Series: Fergus O'Breen mysteries (#2)
If I try to remove my bias, this is probably more a 4.5 star read, but my unapologetic adoration of Sherlock Holmes makes it impossible; this story was just too much fun for a fan like me. In brief (ok, not really): a movie is being made of The Adventure of the Speckled Band and a Holmesian socie...
Boucher's writing has a warm, friendly, accessible quality that is relatively rare in modern detective fiction. But then, it's not exactly modern, any more; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars comes from a unique period of time, just before the US became involved in World War II (or possibly jus...
Boucher's writing has a warm, friendly, accessible quality that is relatively rare in modern detective fiction. But then, it's not exactly modern, any more; The Case of the Baker Street Irregulars comes from a unique period of time, just before the US became involved in World War II (or possibly jus...
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