ecl@mtgzy.UUCP (e.c.leeper) (03/05/86)
THE SUPREME ADVENTURE OF INSPECTOR LESTRADE by M. J. Trow
Stein and Day, 1985, $14.95.
A book review by Evelyn C. Leeper
Yet another Sherlock-Holmes-related novel, this attempts to link
Inspector Lestrade and Jack the Ripper. As a mystery, it not bad, but the
author's insistence on inserting bad puns in the character's mouths, and his
tendency (admittedly common) to have his characters meet up with many of the
notables of the day, detract from the enjoyability. I've read better, but
this is at least in the top 50% of Holmesian novels.
Evelyn C. Leeper
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