John S Fitzpatrick
Auteur van Sherlock Holmes: The Montana Chronicles
Werken van John S Fitzpatrick
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- male
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 3
- Leden
- 39
- Populariteit
- #376,657
- Waardering
- 3.5
- Besprekingen
- 2
- ISBNs
- 3
It's written well enough, although the historical aspects are the star of the book and not the famous pair of detectives or the mysteries (which were pretty straightforward and didn't really need a super sleuth to solve them).
Since I live in the area and am interested in the history, I would have given the book a solid
However, one of the mysteries revolves around copper baron Marcus Daly's famous racing stallion, Tammany. I'm a horse lover and breeder, and so I was especially looking forward to this one. The solution to the mystery as why no mares were gotten pregnant, is unfortunately, absolutely ludicrous and leaves both writer and editor with egg on their faces. If a mystery is going to hinge on a certain event such as the breeding of horses, then it needs to fall within the realm of possibility.
Here's the spoiler:
For this it lost a star, and so ended up with… (meer)