Review: Done in the tradtion of the Holmes series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2013
I downloaded this book during a recent promotion.The story is very simple; there is a murder at the Diogenes club and Mycroft Holmes is there to solve it.The book is set during Victorian England, at the Diogenes club, which everyone knows is Mycroft Holmes' second home.  The club has a strict rule... no talking except in designated areas.  So, this makes the investigation of many of the potential witnesses difficult, as some of them are sleeping.Mycroft was at the club as well, much to the delight of Inspector Lestrade, who is baffled by the entire affair and finds it difficult to carry out his job.What follows is a marvelous rendition of Mycroft in his natural element.  Add to this Mycroft's own illness, which causes him to rely on his young apprentice Tobias, and there are some interesting discussion and plot intrigues.The book is very well done, true to Arthur Conan Doyle's form and well worth the read for enthusiasts of the genre.  I do recommend it.