The Case of the Missing Marquess

The Case of the Missing Marquess

2006

Ratings10

Average rating3.7

15

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader as part of a quick takes post, the point of which is to catch up on my “To Write About” stack—emphasizing pithiness, not thoroughness..

This is a cute read for people who like the idea of Sherlock Holmes, but aren't that interested (or ready) in the real thing. Which may sound dismissive, but it's not supposed to be. I can easily see why the people behind the movie(s) latched onto this character. I can also easily see why they tweaked the content of this book and expanded it for the first movie (does the second book some/all of what they used to expand?).

I don't know that I'm going to go the distance with this series, but I can easily see going for one more dip in the pool.

Fast, amusing, and pretty clever. This look at Sherlock and Mycroft's little sister is a pleasant little book.

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