A Study in Statecraft
The Redacted Novels, Book 2
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Orlando Pearson
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Unearthed after being lost for nearly a century, at last the memoirs of Mycroft Holmes are available to the general public.
Students and followers of his brother, the Great Baker Street detective, Sherlock Holmes, have to date only been offered two stories in which Mycroft Holmes appears and two in which he is mentioned. This publication of the memoirs of Mycroft Holmes after their sensational discovery in the summer of 2023 transforms our understanding of Sherlock Holmes's more intelligent elder brother.
In this volume we see what it is when one extraordinarily talented person is the British Government as Mycroft Holmes applies his skills in statecraft to tax evasion, royal honors, Partygate, the 1918 Armistice, and the Abdication crisis of 1936.
Mycroft Holmes was at his apogee in the time covered by these memoirs.
Is it just chance that this time constituted the zenith of Britain’s powers?
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Too bizarre for someone who loves bizarre
- By G. C. Webster on 07-01-22
By: Freida McFadden
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Artemis
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Rosario Dawson
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.
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A ferrari with no motor
- By will on 11-18-17
By: Andy Weir
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The Married Man
- By: K.L. Slater
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Everyone thinks my husband is dead. Just like we planned. Eleven years ago, my husband disappeared. Eleven long hard years I waited, my heart breaking for our son, who didn’t know his father was coming back. Today, my hands shake as I try to understand what I’ve just learned: my husband has a new wife. This wasn’t part of our plan. Eleven years ago, my husband made a terrible mistake. I sacrificed everything to help him fix it. But now he’s put our son and me in danger again. We had a plan. He broke the rules. But who will pay the price?
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K.L. Slater and Clare Corbett – riveting Tango!
- By Karenique on 11-11-24
By: K.L. Slater
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Too Late
- Definitive Edition
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Ryan Gray, Maxine Mitchell, Joe Arden
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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Sloan will go through hell and back for those she loves. And she does so, every single day. Caught up with the alluring Asa Jackson, a notorious drug trafficker, Sloan has finally found a lifeline to cling to, even if it’s meant compromising her morals. She was in dire straits trying to pay for her brother’s care until she met Asa. But as Sloan became emotionally and economically reliant on him, he in turn developed a disturbing obsession with her—one that becomes increasingly dangerous every day.
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Triggering and poor narration
- By Katherine Epperson on 07-11-23
By: Colleen Hoover
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- Chris S
- 03-28-24
Excellent book
An interesting variety of stories from the memoirs of Mycroft Holmes. Mycroft and his powers as the British Government unravels tax, scams, pay for play honor, rules for thee, but not for me and a royal abduction. The narration by Keith Spilsbury is outstanding. He brings the characters and story to life. I received a free audiobook code for my honest review.
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- Chris
- 07-30-24
An interesting look at history and it’s modern parallels
These chronicles of Mycroft Holmes were a fascinating look into the elder Holmes brother’s dealings and how they impacted major historical events. It’s a clever way to both explore Mycroft’s role as the key component of the British empire in the Doyle canon and to serve as allegories to today’s political world. As an American some of the real life events mentioned weren’t as well known to me, but each story’s afterword section cleared up these points. I enjoyed each one with the tale of the WWI armistice being my favorite. I was a bit surprised as just how mobile Mycroft was in these stories for a man so famous for his lethargy, as well as how often Watson was still relied upon as a narrator. As an audiobook it’s still a great choice for Sherlockians.
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- Ed K
- 10-08-24
Nods nicely to the canon
Tales of Mycroft are few and far between. This work, although extending far beyond what might have been expected in terms of character lifespan, is nevertheless both intriguing and amusing. Good pacing and an excellent performance by the narrator. I very much enjoyed this recording.
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- BJD
- 04-01-24
Mycroft Holmes Perspective; #2 in Series
Mycroft Holmes Perspective; #2 in Series
As fringe Sherlock Holmes characters find their own voices, add this one from the view of Sherlock's brother, Mycroft. But, I jumped in at this book, #2 in the series, and I found the beginning a bit confusing. An enjoyable period Holmes-esque mystery.
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- Thomas A. Turley
- 07-18-24
A fascinating listen to Mycroft Holmes' career
The second book in an ongoing series, A Study in Statecraft offers five varied and entertaining historical pastiches, all demonstrating the political and diplomatic acumen of Mycroft Holmes. Two are inspired by canonical adventures and/or modern political episodes; others involve the Holmes brothers and Dr. Watson in the most seminal events of 20th-century British and European history. Monarchs, politicians, soldiers, bankers, and explorers figure in the action. The timeline runs from 1891 to 1936, demonstrating the extraordinary length and importance of Mycroft Holmes' career. Pearson's account occasionally differs from that of W.S. Baring-Gould, and there are one or two minor lapses in research. Nonetheless, A Study in Statecraft offers a fascinating 5 1/2 hours of listening for Sherlockians who wish to move beyond what Mycroft dismisses as "the petty puzzles of the police court." It should also be noted that narrator Keith Spilsbury is excellent as always, flawlessly depicting a broad array of characters and accents.
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