Review: Good first book.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 11, 2013
I love mysteries like this one!It certainly feels like you are reading one of Sherlock Holmes stories, at times. In fact, I think it's a bit too much like those stories. It felt like the author was trying to imitate them, rather than finding his own style. However, I think that I'll enjoy this author's books once he's written a couple more and has found his own rhythm.I felt that the dialogue was a bit stilted in this book - the characters share more of their feelings than is normal, and it seemed like they were trying to be more "proper" than was natural for them.But the storyline was great! This detective did seek out the clues the way Holmes might have, and it was fun to try and identify them. The author drew out the suspense very well, since I was not able to figure out "whodunnit" until he wanted me to.Honestly, I feel like this was a good first try for an author. I'll definitely be checking out Arthur S. Creeks books in the future.I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.