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    The Noir Factory Podcast is created for the mystery reader, noir movie goes, or true crime buff who...

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David McK (3251 KP) rated His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes in Books

May 5, 2024  
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle | 2015 | Fiction & Poetry
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7.3 (4 Ratings)
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So, 2 things:

1) I actually listened to the Stephen Fry presented Audible version of this (in between bouts of actually reading it)
2) I was expecting there to be an over-arching plot, similar to something like 'The Hounds of the Baskervilles'

With regards to #2, there isn't.

This, instead, hews closer to something like The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in that it is presented as a series of more-or-less standalone cases, with the final one in the collection 'His Last Bow' and with that one set in the early 1910s, just before the outbreak of World War One, and in which Holmes comes out of retirement to solve one last case.
  
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ALilLacey (2 KP) rated Frankie Dupont And The High Seas Heist in Books

Mar 4, 2019  
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Frankie Dupont And The High Seas Heist
Julie Anne Grasso | 2015
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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Such a fun read for young readers. The age range of 8-12 is perfect for this book, boy or girl. Frankie Dupont is just like a young modern day Sherlock Holmes trying to solve a mystery along with his dad, a few friends and his trusty sidekick dog. This was a fun mystery as it involved two mysteries that end up being surprisingly related. The book is a simple but a fun engaging read. I was trying to figure out the clues and who-dun-it as i read along. I love how Frankie's mind works and his fun gadgets and scientific knowledge he uses to solve the mystery. Sure made me want some chocolate too. A recommended read!