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Sherlockian
Sherlockian | Graham Moore
Hurtling from present day New York to Victorian London, The Sherlockian weaves the history of Sherlock Holmes and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle into an inspired and entertaining double mystery that proves to be anything but "elementary." In December 1893, Sherlock Holmes-adoring Londoners eagerly opened their Strand magazines, anticipating the detective's next adventure, only to find the unthinkable: his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, had killed their hero off. London spiraled into mourning-crowds sported black armbands in grief-and railed against Conan Doyle as his assassin. Then in 1901, just as abruptly as Conan Doyle had "murdered" Holmes in "The Final Problem," he resurrected him. Though the writer kept detailed diaries of his days and work, Conan Doyle never explained this sudden change of heart. After his death, one of his journals from the interim period was discovered to be missing, and in the decades since, has never been found.... Or has it? When literary researcher Harold White is inducted into the preeminent Sherlock Holmes enthusiast society, The Baker Street Irregulars, he never imagines he's about to be thrust onto the hunt for the holy grail of Holmes-ophiles: the missing diary. But when the world's leading Doylean scholar is found murdered in his hotel room, it is Harold-using wisdom and methods gleaned from countless detective stories-who takes up the search, both for the diary and for the killer.
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kspenmoll
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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It suddenly hit me tonight as i was listening to this audio book that i was utterly bored. Don‘t know why it took me so long…maybe it‘s the heat. At 96 degrees,(Bradley Airport, close by)we are the highest temp in the entire country today!

dabbe In Connecticut???????? 😳 11mo
kspenmoll @dabbe Yes, in CT! It‘s miserable! 11mo
5feet.of.fury I love summer, but considering there was frost last week it was too soon 🥵 11mo
Laughterhp I think it got to 91° at my house yesterday! In Mass! (edited) 11mo
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kspenmoll
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Starting this as I walk today. #audible #SherlockHolmes

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Jnnlb
Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Mehso-so

Slow⭐️⭐️

RamsFan1963 I bailed on this, but my mother, who's a big mystery and Sherlock Holmes fan, loved it. 1y
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Brooke_H
Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Just a reminder that this excellent Sherlockian podcast exists… 🔍🎻🐝

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S.Web
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Mehso-so

I think if I was a bigger fan of the Sherlock Holmes stories, I would have enjoyed this one more. I enjoyed the Conan Doyle story line, but it was hard for me to care that much about Harold. Things were just too easy for him. I am glad I finally read this though. It‘s been on my shelf for almost a decade.

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Liberty
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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🔎❤️📚

vivastory Okay, this & the Bowie are my favorites I've seen so far 🤘 4y
saresmoore Nothing has ever come so close to inducing me to join LinkedIn. 4y
PurpleyPumpkin This is perfect!👌🏽💜 4y
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Sarrie Absolutely perfect 😆 4y
Linsy 😂 4y
Linsy 😂 4y
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BarkingMadRead
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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mabell A teapot! That‘s lovely! 😍 4y
BarkingMadRead Thank you @mabell 😘 4y
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Brooke_H
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Any other Sherlockians here read The Baker St Journal? I‘m spending a lovely rainy morning with the latest edition. I use my ticket from the Sherlock Holmes Museum as a bookmark because I‘m a huge nerd. 🤓

Leelee08 I‘m 100% with you.🖤🎩🖤 5y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Pickpick

In 2010, a Sherlock mega-fan finds himself in the midst of a murder mystery and a quest to find the missing diary of Arthur Conan Doyle.

In 1900, Doyle must solve a series of bizarre murders when Scotland Yard looks the other way.

The stories intertwine to form a solid novel that never quite figures out if it wants to be light fun or a dark meditation on man‘s evils.

The MVP here is Doyle‘s sidekick, unpublished theatre manager Bram Stoker.

Bradleygirl Nice blurb! I started this over New year's and got distracted; may pick it back up. 5y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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“I think I love the idea that problems have solutions. I think that‘s the appeal of mystery stories, whether they‘re Holmes or someone else. In those stories we live in an understandable world. We live in a place where every problem has a solution, and if we were only smart enough, we could figure them out.”

Lindy Nice quote. 👍 5y
Lindy Nice! 5y
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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TobeyTheScavengerMonk
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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#Starting while the boys watch Curious George.

IamIamIam Looks good!! @Sarah83, have you seen this one? 5y
julesG Have this one on my shelf. Should get to it. 5y
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Melli
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Thank you @LeslieO I love it.. Merry Christmas #christmasbookswap

LeslieO So glad you like it! 5y
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jenniferw88
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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⚀It's a tie between these two!
⚁Pink/purple; Orange
⚂Cookie Crisp
⚃No, but I hope to start a #bujo soon
⚄When I'm out and about: my diabetes paraphernalia and other medication; At home: my mobile phone

#Humpdaypost @MinDea

Sace I love my bujo! It is a good creative outlet. 6y
Gezemice Snape and Sherlock! I love them too! ❤️ 6y
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HufflepuffGirl90
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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The Trial of the Lurking Squirrel
Hahaha I‘d love to see what Sherlock thought of this case!! #sherlockholmes #whatsyourstory

What case is Sherlock solving for you?

sudi I got The Adventure of The Maniacal Teenager 6y
AsYouWish The Murder of the Abominable Squirrel, hahahaha I kind of want to read that book! 6y
Literary_Siren The Tragedy of the Loquacious YouTuber. 6y
JoScho The Murder of the Part Time Stranger 6y
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jenniferw88
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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📸 credit: LokiofFandoms via Google

#Burn #HeatofJuly @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen

sudi 😂😂😂 6y
Eyelit Love this! 🤣🤣🤣 6y
Trashcanman "I'm so changeable." I think he's smarter than Sherlock. 6y
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BarbaraBB 😂😂 6y
Cinfhen Love this😍 6y
Nerdgirl_Ms_Sorrells 🤣😂😵 6y
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TheKidUpstairs
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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@Tera66 it's here! It's here! So you can open yours now too! (Thanks for waiting the extra day for me!)

#ConanDoyleSwap @Beckykearns

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Dianeham
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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quietjenn
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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What a great packages, @callunakeep! I'm so excited about everything, but especially my Whovian gifts! Thank yo so very much! 💖💙💖💙💗 @Beckykearns #conandoyleswap

LeahBergen I love that mug! 😮 6y
batsy Fabulous mug 😍 6y
BeckyK That mug 😍 amazing package!! 6y
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quietjenn @LeahBergen @batsy @Beckykearns it's so cute and roomy! Can't wait to use it. ☕ 6y
erzascarletbookgasm Love your gifts! 6y
callunakeep When I saw that you were a fellow Whovian and then saw Madame de Pompadour on your TBR I was instantly like “GETTING HER THAT!” ... And ever since I ordered it I have regretted not getting a copy for myself, I will be getting a copy in my next amazon order! 😝🤓 6y
quietjenn @callunakeep it so clever and perfect. I couldn't be happier. 😁 6y
GatheringBooks oh wow! that is absolutely awesome! 6y
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Dianeham
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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@batsy I finally found the tracking. Looks like it was headed to Malaysia on Saturday. Hopefully "Departed, Malaysia" doesn't mean it's leaving Malaysia. @Beckykearns #conandoyleswap

batsy Thanks for letting me know! 6y
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JenlovesJT47
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Yay it‘s here!! Can‘t wait to open it! 🤗 @TheRomantiCate

#conandoyleswap
#bookmail

🕵🏻‍♂️💚🕵🏻‍♂️💚🕵🏻‍♂️💚🕵🏻‍♂️💚🕵🏻‍♂️💚🕵🏻‍♂️💚🕵🏻‍♂️💚🕵🏻‍♂️💚🕵🏻‍♂️

TheRomantiCate I hope you enjoy doll! 😄😄😄 6y
BeckyK Yay!!! 6y
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TheRomantiCate
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Holla!! Look what came in the mail!! So excited!! @JenlovesJT47 thank you!!

JenlovesJT47 Yay!! 🤗 6y
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Dianeham
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Got my swap package today! #conandoyleswap @batsy @Beckykearns

BeckyK Yay! 😊 6y
Dianeham @beckykearns Haven't heard if mine arrived in Malaysia. Maybe it will today. It's already Tuesday there. @batsy 6y
batsy So glad it arrived! It's missing one item, which I still haven't received from where I ordered it :( Your package hasn't arrived yet; I'll be sure to let you know if it does. @Beckykearns 6y
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Dianeham @batsy I hope it gets there today. @Beckykearns 6y
BeckyK How exciting!! Have you had chance to open it @Dianeham ? 😊 I‘m loving seeing all these gifts!! 6y
Dianeham I was waiting for @batsy to get hers. @Beckykearns 6y
batsy Oh, that's very kind of you! But don't worry, based on your tracking email it should arrive here very soon. Please feel free to go ahead and open yours! 😊 6y
Dianeham Okay! 6y
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Moray_Reads
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Period crime/mystery - fun rather than gory
Jeremy Brett and Benedict Cumberbatch
Both
Love Sherlock but I'm open to others!
Bookmarks, book-related candles
Preferably 300 pages or less
EVERYWHERE
I can't think of any!
@jenniferw88 looking forward to seeing with you!

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TheKidUpstairs
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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I'm in for the #ConanDoyleSwap! Who's with me? Head to @Beckykearns page for details and the sign up link 😁

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callunakeep
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️LOVED this book!! All of the characters were well written and believable. The author did a fabulous job of switching between Doyle‘s timeline and the modern day and I was very happy with the ending!!

BookishTrish Nice to meet you! I wanted to introduce myself as your #steampunkgoespostal match 6y
callunakeep @BookishTrish 🙌🏻🎉AWESOME to meet you as well!!! This is is my very first swap AND will be my very first excursion into steampunk books!! I am super excited!!! 6y
callunakeep @BookishTrish If you don‘t mind ...can you shoot me an email? heathergstl@gmail.com 🤓 6y
BookishTrish Just sent this last comment now! Sorry I missed it. I‘ll email tonight after the kiddies are in bed. 6y
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jenniferw88
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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DiruVamp I‘ve seen this book floating around Litsy and I believe I need it!! 6y
SilversReviews Looks interesting!! 6y
youneverarrived Ohh I got that book too 😊 6y
Annl I have that listography book! 6y
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BookishMarginalia
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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annalibris I‘ll be interested to know what you think of that one. I was really enjoying it, but the ending left me kind of… meh. 6y
BookishMarginalia @annalibris I‘m about halfway and really enjoying the dual narrative. We‘ll see what the ending brings 🤷🏻‍♀️ 6y
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quirkyreader
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Pickpick

I don't remember much from the first time I read it. But the second time around was just as good. If you love Arthur Conan Doyle give this one a go.

Bradleygirl Good to know, I have this and never got around to it! 6y
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quirkyreader
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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goodreads says I read this in March 2014. I don't remember reading it. Maybe I did. I have slept since then and maybe slept away the memory. I apparently gave it five stars, so I must have liked it.

Well, here we go again then.

Reviewsbylola 😂😂 happens to me quite frequently. I‘m always shocked though when I gave it five stars and then I don‘t remember it at all! 6y
tournevis Happens to me too 6y
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DrJAdMerricksson
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Stole from @GypsyKat 's feed 😆
#GiftSwapSurvey @teebe

1. Greys, purples
2. Um. Books! Bookmarks, Sherlock in any variation, Star Trek (including Discovery), Dr Who, cats, Jurassic Park/World.
3. Sherlock Holmes omnibus.
4. Fantasy, mystery, Scandinavian/Icelandic/Nordic translated fiction, historical fiction.
5. Trump, politics, romance, sweet foods
6. Jaguar jaw strength can crack a bowling ball.
7. Librarything.com
8. @BookishMarginalia

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TheBookDream
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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"Blast! Where's Watson when you need him?!" #Halloween #chibisherlock #shopindie #bookbarn

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Colleenma
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Pickpick

Spent the day finishing this. Loved all the Sherlock info - quotes , history , secret club

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Richryan52
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
Pickpick

This was an interesting book that follows a young present day Sherlockian as he searches for one of Conan Doyle's lost diaries. Employing the methods of The Great Detective, Harold White sets out to solve a mystery that has baffled generations of Holmes' fans.

Richryan52 @hiei03 I hope you'll try one of my books someday 7y
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julesG
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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JoeStalksBeck 👏👏👏👏‼️❤️ 7y
Sarah83 would you recommend Moore? 7y
julesG @Sarah83 Still haven't read it. 😶 7y
Sarah83 mhm... ok... I will wait for you 😋 7y
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quirkyreader
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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I was out running errands this morning and found this at Dollar Genral.

ValerieAndBooks Cool cover!! 7y
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julesG
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Went to the book shop to get some ideas for my #summersantagoespostal and came home with this. (And a few goodies for my secret santa.)

The blurb was interesting.

TobeyTheScavengerMonk This has been on my TBR for awhile. 7y
julesG @TobeyTheScavengerMonk Let's see who of us starts reading it first. 😉 7y
TobeyTheScavengerMonk Hahahaha you're on. 7y
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Sarah83 Please tell me, how you like it 😍 7y
julesG @Sarah83 Will do! 7y
Gissy Sounds so interesting! 👍 7y
daf_fields I really enjoyed it. The parallel narration was done quite well. It kept me guessing. 7y
julesG @daf_fields Thanks. I'm going to push it to the top of my TBR. 7y
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Kwizgiver
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
Pickpick

A solid debut novel. Enough twists to keep me interested. The two narratives came together nicely at the end. Fun read.

Gissy I love everything related with Sherlock so I will adde it in my tbr 7y
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jpmcwisemorgan
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore

Littens, I've read so much Sherlock and Sherlockesque stories in the last couple of months that I might be turning into Sherlock. Today I posted on FB that 3 minutes of sprinkling and a 3 minute delay of the bus couldn't be a coincidence. We all know how the world's first consulting detective feels about coincidence, right? #Sherlocked

DGRachel 😂😂😂 7y
Sarah83 Pretty cool. 😉 But really can we get enough of Sherlock? 😉 7y
Read4life I'm right there with you. Picked up a new book recommended by a friend. Told me about it but left out that Sherlock and Watson are involved. Another Sherlockian book. I'm ok with that! 7y
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jpmcwisemorgan @Sarah83 Well, when you put it that way...no, no we can't. @Read4life Which book? 7y
Sarah83 have you already read this one? 7y
Read4life @jpmcwisemorgan The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter 7y
Theresa 😂😂😂 7y
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mabell
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Mehso-so

The basis for the mystery and the weaving of past & present, fact & fiction - are really excellently done. Clever. It educates on Conan Doyle, Stoker and their time period without pedantry. Those aspects I enjoyed. But ultimately, I didn't like it. For much of the story I just felt sad, and I finished it feeling that way. Too "real" maybe for a lover of the fictional Sherlock Holmes world?

daf_fields I enjoyed it but I appreciate and respect your perspective on it. 7y
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mabell
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Beginning this on audio, and enjoying it so far. The storyline back and forth from Sir Arthur to present day is well done but tough for me. I get into the time period and scene then have to switch gears for the next segment in the other period and scene.

daf_fields I listened to it, also. Did you finish it? Once I got used to the format/style, I really enjoyed it and found it to be quite well written. 7y
mabell @daf_fields Yes, I finished it on audio. I agree I got used to the format, and I thought the narrator did a great job. 👍 7y
daf_fields Good! I think I found the history and the interplay between Doyle and Stoker the most compelling. 7y
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DrJAdMerricksson
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Imagineannie
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this, but I'm not sure it would be as great for someone unfamiliar with the Doyle canon. It's historically interesting, alternating between a version of a modern true crime story and a totally fictional story about Arthur Conan Doyle solving a mystery with his friend Bram Stoker. Neither mystery is all that great, but for a Sherlock junkie like me it was fun to be totally immersed in all things Doyle and Holmes for a while.

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LeslieO
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Well, pretty much a #readathon fail. But I finished one and started another.

Liberty I love this book! 7y
LeslieO @Liberty Me too, and I just started! 7y
Liberty @LeslieO Be sure to read the David Grann essay about the present-day story in the book, if you haven't already! 7y
LeslieO Oooooo, intriguing! Thanks @Liberty 7y
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fwilson79
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
Mehso-so

still currently reading, but love it so far.

MrBook Interesting! Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay, I think you'll like it here 😎👍🏻. 8y
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Thekelburrows
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Probably not actually featuring Cookie and Elmo. Alas.

Laura317 😂😂😂 8y
Blair_Reads Haha 8y
susanw I'd so watch that! 8y
KVanRead On Monsterpiece Theater! 8y
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KellyReece
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Pickpick

Loved it! Really engrossing. Historical fiction following two murder investigators. Present day plot looks for murderer and missing Doyle diary. Past plot follows Doyle investigating a murder. Wonderfully woven tale. Many historical figures and places that enrich the story. Sherlock fans, read this!

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KendallMorganHall
The Sherlockian | Graham Moore
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Harold White is a literary researcher who has just been initiated into a Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts society. After a scholar who studied Arthur Conan Doyle is murdered, Harold goes on a search for one of Doyle's missing diaries from the period in between him killing off Homes and bring him back.

LitHousewife I loved this audiobook! 8y
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