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384 pages • first pub 2004 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780749008581
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Publication date: 09 August 2010
Description
Mary Russell is drawn into a new intrigue at the start of the New Year, 1924, when she and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, pay a visit to Holmes' gravely ill brother, Mycroft. Mycroft received a strange package that contained the papers of a missing...
Community Reviews Summary of 990 reviews
Moods
mysterious 73%
dark 17%
tense 17%
challenging 13%
funny 8%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 52% | A mix: 41% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 40% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, ConfinementModerate
Drug useMinor
Pedophilia, Racism, Fire/Fire injury384 pages • first pub 2004 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9780749008581
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Allison & Busby
Publication date: 09 August 2010
Description
Mary Russell is drawn into a new intrigue at the start of the New Year, 1924, when she and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, pay a visit to Holmes' gravely ill brother, Mycroft. Mycroft received a strange package that contained the papers of a missing...
Community Reviews Summary of 990 reviews
Moods
mysterious 73%
dark 17%
tense 17%
challenging 13%
funny 8%
lighthearted 4%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 52% | A mix: 41% | Character: 5%Strong character development?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | Yes: 40% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | Yes: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Animal death, ConfinementModerate
Drug useMinor
Pedophilia, Racism, Fire/Fire injury