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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …