The Limehouse Text (Barker and Llewelyn #3) by Will Thomas

The Limehouse Text by Will Thomas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the first Barker and Llewelyn series book that I have read. It mirrors the adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson and also takes place in turn of century London. Thomas does not write the book as "dry" as Arthur Conan Doyle." There is plenty of action and mayhem. Cyrus Barker is the "Holmes" copy but while he seems less cerebral, he is much more dangerous with his martial arts. Llewelyn has a past (prison and widower) that I may gather when I read earlier books from the series. There are a number of interesting characters who add to the mystery and action in the book.

Barker has been trying to solve the murder of his late assistant and there are a number of events that propel him into finding his murderer. The appearance of an ancient Chinese martial arts book provides danger and opportunity for Barker in his quest.

I look forward to reading additional stories in this series.


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The Drop by Michael Connelly (Harry Bosch series)

The Drop by Michael Connelly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

 I think this is the first Harry Bosch novel that I have read. I probably will look to read more books in this series. It did have a lot of turns and twists – – sometimes it was hard to distinguish between the good guys ( and gals) from the bad ones. Bosch is an interesting character--" Dirty Harry" without the guns and violence and a bit more cerebral in his approach. His character has a bit of history attached to it so I will take a look at earlier books in the series.


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