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A review by lucyp21
The Dead Can Wait by Robert Ryan
4.0
Historical murder mystery with spies, politics and Dr Watson? Definitely a book I was interested in and the characterisation of Dr Watson himself was done really well, painting a man as loyal to his country but not blindly and not at the expense of his oldest friend. The plot itself kept moving with twists and turns I never expected, spies being revealed to themselves at the same time as us and the murderer not becoming clear until the end.
The secret of Sherlock Holmes added another layer to the story and a good explanation about why Dr Watson was solving this mystery alone and I am glad it worked out in the end. Holmes being dead would be one thing but Holmes losing the one thing he valued most? That would be too tragic, even with all the deaths in this book.
As the book started to come to an end, that was when it started to lose its way a little. I found too many subplots and too many points of view to make sense of it all. Still, I would recommend it to any fans of Sherlock Holmes.
The secret of Sherlock Holmes added another layer to the story and a good explanation about why Dr Watson was solving this mystery alone and I am glad it worked out in the end. Holmes being dead would be one thing but Holmes losing the one thing he valued most? That would be too tragic, even with all the deaths in this book.
As the book started to come to an end, that was when it started to lose its way a little. I found too many subplots and too many points of view to make sense of it all. Still, I would recommend it to any fans of Sherlock Holmes.