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World's Greatest Sleuth!

A Holmes on the Range Mystery

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World's Greatest Sleuth!

By: Steve Hockensmith
Narrated by: William Dufris
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In 1893, the Amlingmeyer boys venture forth from the west in response to a summons from Otto's ("Big Red") publisher - they are to come to Chicago immediately, to the World's Columbian Exposition, and compete with some of the most famous detectives in the world. Set to coincide with the closing days of the first World's Fair and the publication of the story revealing the death of Sherlock Holmes, Gustav ("Old Red") will be competing for the title of World's Greatest Sleuth!

Hating train travel and cities, the real draw is the chance to meet up again with the intriguing and elusive Diana Corvus. But the competition has barely begun before there is a murder in "the White City" - the organizer of the contest is discovered face down in the Mammoth Cheese from Canada - and from there, the game is really afoot.

©2011 Steven Hockensmith (P)2011 Tantor Detective Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Mystery Westerns Crime Sherlock Holmes

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"Hockensmith has delivered a fine addition to his Holmes on the Range series.... This should satisfy historical mystery readers who enjoy a tale full of clues leavened with humor." ( Library Journal)

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I enjoy the Holmes on the Range series. If you have never read the series start with the first book. Big Red and Old Red are wonderful characters and the narrator William Dufris does a fantastic job of bringing them to life. I laugh out loud when I listen to this series. If you prefer serious mysteries with wholly realistic characters then these books may not be for you but if you enjoy fun and outlandish characters you will like this series set in the old west.

Fun characters and excellent narrator

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Negative reviews seem to want a one size fits all series. This series is unique, and wonderful. Plot and narration. I can't wait for another to be written.

Absolutely loved this series

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What did you love best about World's Greatest Sleuth!?

The characters and the writing

Who was your favorite character and why?

None

What does William Dufris bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Charismatic voice. He makes the book!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

They already have it from the title of a previous book - Holmes on the Range, Chicago style.

Any additional comments?

Love these books!

Can do no wrong?

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With this novel S.H. has gotten the series back "on track". I think I could listen to Mr. Dufris read names from a phone book, and his voice has the right touch of humor to really bring the author's story to life. Well done!

Enjoyable romp through the white city

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What would have made World's Greatest Sleuth! better?

Plot was so-so. Interesting background on the Chicago World's Fair. DROP the "good ole cowboy" accent for the narrating character. It became very annoying and I had to force myself to finish the book. A book has to be pretty awful for me not to finish it!

Not recommended

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I don't know about the story. I didn't make it through the first 15 minutes. Painfully contrived narration. Unnatural, exaggerated, grating. Waste of money.

Painful narration

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