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A review by skconaghan
A Study in Treason by Leonard Goldberg
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
But why do you need a professional nose dog if you’re following by sight? Anyways, there are some confounding redundancies in this novel.
Overall, it was better than the first. I found the romantic elements lacking. I know, it’s not a romance, but you’d think this pair would share more than a ‘knowing look’ or two throughout (a brush of fingers?), seeing as they did decide to get married since last we followed them and the old (not that old) John Watson down twisty lanes and dank attics to solve a mystery.
The bumbling antics of nearly every character apart from Joanna—who are all exact replicas (a generation along) of the Doyle lot, including the blood hound—is at times comical. Not sure if it’s meant to be… but maybe…? It's sure one way to get round the Doyle Estate restrictions.
I’d love to see more development of the interpersonal relationships in the stories. So far, all these folk are fairly cool and static and clinical, even the narrator, despite his unabashed worship of the intelligence of his new bride.
The investigative portions are a wee bit predictable, though our guesses all land on the grill stacked with red herrings, and the resolution was little more than a rabbit trick at the end.
A preferable mode of entertainment to many other things, though overall, this fell short of my expectations for a piece like this—can I hope they improve over time?
I’ll keep reading.
Overall, it was better than the first. I found the romantic elements lacking. I know, it’s not a romance, but you’d think this pair would share more than a ‘knowing look’ or two throughout (a brush of fingers?), seeing as they did decide to get married since last we followed them and the old (not that old) John Watson down twisty lanes and dank attics to solve a mystery.
The bumbling antics of nearly every character apart from Joanna—who are all exact replicas (a generation along) of the Doyle lot, including the blood hound—is at times comical. Not sure if it’s meant to be… but maybe…? It's sure one way to get round the Doyle Estate restrictions.
I’d love to see more development of the interpersonal relationships in the stories. So far, all these folk are fairly cool and static and clinical, even the narrator, despite his unabashed worship of the intelligence of his new bride.
The investigative portions are a wee bit predictable, though our guesses all land on the grill stacked with red herrings, and the resolution was little more than a rabbit trick at the end.
A preferable mode of entertainment to many other things, though overall, this fell short of my expectations for a piece like this—can I hope they improve over time?
I’ll keep reading.