Review: He's Almost Sherlock
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 16, 2014
I would love to have given this book a 4 1/2 stars, taking just enough off for the fact that he isn't Sherlock. Written a long time ago, this is one where you have to ignore the racist language, which although mild for that day, is unacceptable today. The "consulting detective" is a delightful man who uses observation and deduction to solve a complex crime. Like peeling layers off an onion, he finds possibility after possibility, each one leading us further and further into the center of the puzzle. The murder, which comes early in the book, seems simple enough until all the layers are unwound and justice is finally served. It was a good read.