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- Publisher: Unknown (2002)
- ASIN: B0028Q8XBC
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excellent Edwardian murder investigation,
This review is from: The Sceptred Isle Club (Hardcover)
Six years ago back in '99, Brunswick, Georgia Sheriff John Le Brun and importer Geoffrey Moore met when the law enforcement official solved the triple murder case of THE JEKYL ISLAND CLUB. The now retired John visits his friend in England. Geoffrey escorts John to the elite SCEPTRED ISLE CLUB where the broker brags to all the members present about his guest's exploits including saving the life of then President McKinley and even more prestigious that of J.P. Morgan.However, John's vacation turns nasty when someone using a gun murders four card players inside a locked room with no weapon, which seems to indicate murder-suicide. Based on Geoffrey's boasting of John's sleuthing skills, the club Manager William Roundsville hires Le Brun to assist Scotland Yard's Chief Inspector Tibbles during the investigation not so much to solve the homicides, but to keep any scandal from going public. Though the inspector does not want another cop working the case, club member Sir Arthur Conan Doyle appreciates the chance to play Watson alongside Le Brun's Holmes. Using the locked-door mystery as the background for this Edwardian murder investigation, Brent Monahan provides readers with a strong who-done-it in which the story line pays homage to Holmes though John is clearly his own man. The investigation is fun to watch, as the lead triangle is reminiscent of Mr. Doyle's Holmes' novels. Clearly the Baker Street crowd will cherish THE SCEPTRED ISLE CLUB, but so will early twentieth century historical mystery fans. Harriet Klausner
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This book by Brent McMonahan is a hidden treasure. It is a shame he did not do more in this series which started with The Jekyl Island Club.
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YOU ARE SITTING WITH one of the world's best detectives," Geoffrey Moore declared to the other guests at the dinner table. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tontine money, club murders, busy young man Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Conan Doyle, Scotland Yard, Nahum Attwater, Sceptred Isle Club, Trent Godwin, Sir Arthur, Geoffrey Moore, John Le Brun, Inspector Cooper, Maeve Godwin, Chief Inspector Tibbles, Lionel Attwater, Jekyl Island Club, Timothy Burke, Sherlock Holmes, Home Rule, Miss Veronica, New York, Bob Cooper, Green Street, Thomas Saye, Veronica Godwin, Westminster Palace Hotel, Sheriff Le Brun, Hyde Park New!
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YOU ARE SITTING WITH one of the world's best detectives," Geoffrey Moore declared to the other guests at the dinner table. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
tontine money, club murders, busy young man Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Conan Doyle, Scotland Yard, Nahum Attwater, Sceptred Isle Club, Trent Godwin, Sir Arthur, Geoffrey Moore, John Le Brun, Inspector Cooper, Maeve Godwin, Chief Inspector Tibbles, Lionel Attwater, Jekyl Island Club, Timothy Burke, Sherlock Holmes, Home Rule, Miss Veronica, New York, Bob Cooper, Green Street, Thomas Saye, Veronica Godwin, Westminster Palace Hotel, Sheriff Le Brun, Hyde Park New!
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- Arthur Conan Doyle: A Brief Portrait by Pat Moore on 6 pages
- A Scandal in Bohemia by Arthur C. Doyle on page 258, and page 304
- The Jekyl Island Club by Brent Monahan in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Scandal in Bohemia (Penguin Readers, Level 3) by Arthur Conan Doyle on page 258, and page 304
- The Sign of Four (Penguin Classics) by Arthur Conan Doyle on page 48
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- The Manhattan Island Clubs: A Novel by Brent Monahan in Front Matter
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