Linda Stratmann
Auteur van The Secret Poisoner: A Century of Murder
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Both men are drawn into an investigation at the British Museum, initially at the request of a friend of Stamford's whose uncle has had an unsettling experience there at night, when he saw what appeared to be a ghostly procession in one of the blacked-out galleries: no means of light was permitted at night due to the fear of fire. They soon find themselves involved in trying to solve the theft of the famous Rosetta Stone. An early appearance of Lestrade, as a sergeant serving a blinkered inspector, is of interest during the investigation as Holmes can make no impression on Lestrade's superior.
I found the story a little drawn out in places and guessed the big twist before Holmes. But it was a pleasant read, if not a memorable one. It did, at least, refrain from the violence to Holmes' character inflicted in another reimagined Holmes novel that I read recently. So overall I would rate this at 3 stars.… (meer)