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The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories: Otto Penzler, editor

August 8, 2016

I’ve been reading this anthology (785 pages) slowly, since the beginning of March, dipping in at bedtime or when insomnia …

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52: Garment of Shadows by Laurie R. King

December 4, 2012

Long live the detective novel, done well. I’ve spent the weekend in 1924 Morocco, an occasionally harrowing but continually captivating …

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Reading list, March 2012

March 25, 2012

I’ve been checking out Good Reads, the site for books and readers—not quite sure whether I want to join or …

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10 of 55: A Study in Sherlock

February 24, 2012

A Study in Sherlock—edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger—brings together sixteen short stories inspired by Sherlock Holmes …

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5 of 55: Beekeeping for Beginners by Laurie R. King

January 27, 2012

To be honest: this a lightweight on my list, since it’s an e-book that’s only 61 pages long. But I’m …

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3 of 55: Pirate King by Laurie R. King

January 13, 2012

Probably not the strongest entry in Laurie R. King’s Mary Russell-Sherlock Holmes series, but still an entertaining read. Although I …

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Tiger to Silk to Sisters. And on to Alice.

January 1, 2012

Here are the books I’ve been reading through the holidays—though not all of them, all the way through. The Tiger’s …

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