Lestrade and Gift of the Prince [Hardcover]

M. J. Trow (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 20, 1991

Arthur, Duke of Connaught, puts our hero, Sholto Lestrade of Scotland Yard, on the trail of mystery in the Highlands.

--This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Lestrade And The Gift Of The Prince ($19.95; Jan.; 208 pp.; 0-89526-523-3) No sooner is Prince Albert in his grave (courtesy of a slyly amusing prologue that casts his royal widow's friendship with John Brown in an interesting new light) than murder strikes Victoria's household when servant girl Amy Macpherson is killed at Balmoral Castle. In this ninth of his sixteen appearances, Sherlock Holmes's old adversary, Supt. Sholto Lestrade, presides over the politically delicate investigationand a dozen indelicate jokes about what a Scotsman wears under his kilt. -- Copyright ©1999, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Constable; 1st edition (May 20, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0094705305
• ISBN-13: 978-0094705302
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,248,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful mystery, April 26, 2000

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Sharon Galligar Chance (Wichita Falls, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lestrade and the Gift of the Prince (The Lestrade Mystery Series) (Hardcover)

Murder is afoot among the footmen of the Royal Household. When one of the serving girls in the royal household is found murdered, the investigation of her death thrusts Sholto Lestrade into the hunt for a killer. Disguised as a schoolmaster, he follows a killer's path from castles to curbside. Traveling across England, Lestrade's investigation takes him from Balmoral Castle to Glamis Castle to the North British Hotel where he once again barely escapes death.

On his official ninth case in "Lestrade And The Gift of the Prince," mystery writer MJ. Trow presents his hero, Inspector Sholto Lestrade, as being hungry for respect. Having lived in the fictional shadows of ace detective Sherlock Holmes for decades, our man Lestrade rises to become an intelligent protagonist while Holmes is portrayed as a bumbling, inept fool.

M.J. Trow's Lestrade series are packed with sharp historical detail, delightful humor, and witty word-play. Sure to raise a few eyebrows, Fans of Sherlock Holmes might balk at the fun poked at their man, but Baker Street Irregulars who have kept a sense of humor will relish this story.

-Sharon Galligar Chance