ecl@mtgzy.UUCP (e.c.leeper) (03/19/86)
THE ADVENTURE OF THE ECTOPLASMIC MAN by Daniel Stashower
Morrow, 1985, $12.95.
A book review by Evelyn C. Leeper
This is another "Sherlock-Holmes-meets-a-famous-person" novel. This
time he meets Houdini, who is accused of stealing some papers from a
supposedly impregnable safe. Although Houdini himself is drawn somewhat
one-dimensionally, the story moves along well and avoids most of the common
mistakes Holmes pastiches often make. It's no great shakes, but it's not
unpleasant for a Holmes completist.
Evelyn C. Leeper
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