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- Publisher: Gateway (1998)
- ASIN: B000K1KCG6
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
As witty as the first vol. but with a harder edge,
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This review is from: Brigade: Further Adventures of Lestrade (The Lestrade Mystery Series) (Hardcover)
Volume two in the Lestrade series lives up to the promise of volume one, and surpasses it. The in-jokes (I especially liked the childhood inspiration for Basil Rathbone's most famous film part!), the victorian atmosphere and the wit are all still there, but the plot has a harder edge - less fantastical that the first time. Indeed, there is a darker side to this novel. The opening description of the Charge of the Light Brigade was masterful, with a pace as fast as the charging horses and a picture of the horror of the event that gripped like a cavalry officer's hold on his sword. The later description of the Manchester poorhouse was equally enthralling and harrowing. A good book and a great read all round.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The lion roars again,
This review is from: Brigade: Further Adventures of Lestrade (The Lestrade Mystery Series) (Hardcover)
The second in the Inspector Lestrade series, this follows up fairly neatly on the first ('The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade') in that the events of that book have influence on this. This one has an advantage over the first in that the plotline and murders are less far-fetched than those in the earlier book.It retains the good points of the first book: a mix of historical and fictional characters, a sense of humour that doesn't overpower the rest of the book, and a reasonable degree of irreverence. It also has some of the earlier problems: Lestrade is not depicted as a very good detective, and I particularly dislike his technique of accusing people of being murderers in order to get information. An entertaining series, but not the best on the market.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fast paced and refreshing.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Brigade: Further Adventures of Lestrade (The Lestrade Mystery Series) (Hardcover)
I found the book cover to be quite fascinating. Incredible reproduction of the lion's face. M.J. Trow's work is a refreshing look at Conan Doyle's characters. Looking forward to reading other books by M.J. Trow.
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Scotland Yard, Joe Towers, Loy Smith, Nimrod Frost, Richard Brown, Inspector Lestrade, Eleventh Hussars, Good God, Alex Dunn, Light Brigade, Athelney Jones, Bill Bentley, Jim Hodges, Sholto Lestrade, John Douglas, Lady Cardigan, Metropolitan Police, William Lamb, Colonel Douglas, Henry Hope, Home Secretary, John Kilvert, Joseph Towers, Monsieur Goron, Ben Beeson New!
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Alex Dunn took Edwin Cook's hard-boiled egg and peeled it carefully. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Scotland Yard, Joe Towers, Loy Smith, Nimrod Frost, Richard Brown, Inspector Lestrade, Eleventh Hussars, Good God, Alex Dunn, Light Brigade, Athelney Jones, Bill Bentley, Jim Hodges, Sholto Lestrade, John Douglas, Lady Cardigan, Metropolitan Police, William Lamb, Colonel Douglas, Henry Hope, Home Secretary, John Kilvert, Joseph Towers, Monsieur Goron, Ben Beeson New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- 'Come in' and Other Poems by Robert Frost on page 156
- The Adventures of Inspector Lestrade by M. J. Trow in Front Matter
- Prince Albert by Robert Rhodes James on page 194
- Scotland Yard by Harold Scott on page 126
- The Pirates of Penzance: Chorus Parts by Arthur Sullivan on page 105
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