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A review by one4ale
The Sign of the Four by Peter Ackroyd, Arthur Conan Doyle
4.0
Only just barely a four.
Another good one, though it felt like less of a mystery and more of a sensational story. The actual detective work was interesting, though, and was grounded and believable by the facts of the story. If I re-read this, I'm sure I would see where all the clues and hints were hidden before the reveal.
The man critique I have is that it's late 19th century Britain, so it has some bad, racist depictions of Indian & aboriginal cultures. It doesn't take up anything more than a few scenes, but it is glaring.
Another good one, though it felt like less of a mystery and more of a sensational story. The actual detective work was interesting, though, and was grounded and believable by the facts of the story. If I re-read this, I'm sure I would see where all the clues and hints were hidden before the reveal.
The man critique I have is that it's late 19th century Britain, so it has some bad, racist depictions of Indian & aboriginal cultures. It doesn't take up anything more than a few scenes, but it is glaring.