ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper) (06/20/85)
DEATH OF A SCAVENGER by Keith Spore Belmont, 1980, $2.25. A book review by Evelyn C. Leeper Dr. Hugo Enclave is a modern detective who pretends that he is Sherlock Holmes. He affects a deerstalker cap and magnifying glass, and follows the methods of Holmes (as he interprets them). In spite of this, Holmes fans will probably not find this book of interest. Enclave and the narrator (a police officer on leave of absence) attempt to solve some murders which seem to be connected to the "Aquadoor" break-in at the Democratic National Headquarters. (Yes, I know--at times this book suffers from terminal cuteness, in spite of not being a comedy.) I was usually twenty pages or so ahead of the narrator and this did *not* make for an interesting book. In fact, it was boring. Skip it. Evelyn C. Leeper ...ihnp4!mtgzz!ecl