little_red_dragon's review
3.0
The Baker Street Translation is really a 3 1/2 star read. It's a fun, action-packed mystery that's just insane enough to keep you guessing. It's reads like more of a cozy mystery in that it's often light and humorous, despite being a murder mystery. The characters are engaging and quirky and will likely make you laugh at least once.
acinthedc's review
3.0
An interesting premise - people have been sending letters to Sherlock Holmes for years and the tenants of 221B Baker Street are obligated to respond to them. Reggie Heath sees the letters as a nuisance and passes them on to his brother in the U.S. to answer. Unfortunately, someone wants the letters and is taking drastic actions to get them.
So I picked this up and started reading it without realizing it was the third in a series. I think I would have liked it better if I had a better understanding of the dynamics between the Heath brothers and their relationship(s) with actress Laura Rankin.
So I picked this up and started reading it without realizing it was the third in a series. I think I would have liked it better if I had a better understanding of the dynamics between the Heath brothers and their relationship(s) with actress Laura Rankin.
regan's review
2.0
I am a huge Sherlock Holmes fan, but this? I was not impressed. Awkward dialogue, a confusing and badly paced mystery, and characters whose actions were entirely unrealistic led this novel down a hole it couldn't climb out of.
Oh and also, can we please all get over the "Big, bad, idiot Americans" stereotype? That was just annoying. It's one thing if the characters fall into that stereotype, but another when their every reference is "Oh the Americans are obviously morons, they're Americans!"
Another pet peeve: the love interest made stupid decisions occasionally, but all the main character thought about was protecting her and stalking her and parking outside her house all night and making fun of her former love interest and ugh it just got on my nerves. Have some class, everybody.
Also, the climax was a badly written two pages (out of nearly three hundred) of "wait, what? Um okay then." And then the book was over. The end.
Oh and also, can we please all get over the "Big, bad, idiot Americans" stereotype? That was just annoying. It's one thing if the characters fall into that stereotype, but another when their every reference is "Oh the Americans are obviously morons, they're Americans!"
Another pet peeve: the love interest made stupid decisions occasionally, but all the main character thought about was protecting her and stalking her and parking outside her house all night and making fun of her former love interest and ugh it just got on my nerves. Have some class, everybody.
Also, the climax was a badly written two pages (out of nearly three hundred) of "wait, what? Um okay then." And then the book was over. The end.
obviousthings's review
I didn't like the characters. Laura was okay, but all the rest of them are annoying.
katrina_nh's review
3.0
Third outing in the Baker Street Letters series. While I enjoyed it, portions of the structuring made little sense, which was something of a disappointment; the characters remained delightful, however.
thelittlebookishnerd's review
5.0
Barrister Reggie Heath's law office is located where 221B Baker Street would be if it existed. As part of his lease agreement, he has to respond to the letters that people send to Sherlock Holmes with a scripted answer that Sherlock has retired. Unfortunately the Barrister doesn't like receiving the letters so he sends them to his brother Nigel in the US to handle, but Nigel strays from the script at times. Because of this Reggie is thrown into a dispute between a translator and the woman that hired him while trying to help locate his rival, Lord Robert Buxton, who has suddenly gone missing. He finds that he must solve all of this before everything literally blows up during an upcoming royal event.
This is the third book in the series but it's only the first one that I've read. A previous case was mentioned a few times, but I didn't feel lost or confused by not reading the previous books. The Baker Street Translation was a quick read for me and it had a really good pace throughout. I look forward to reading the other books in the series.
This is the third book in the series but it's only the first one that I've read. A previous case was mentioned a few times, but I didn't feel lost or confused by not reading the previous books. The Baker Street Translation was a quick read for me and it had a really good pace throughout. I look forward to reading the other books in the series.
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