When I first heard about the Sherlock Holmes in Minnesota series, I was not only intrigued, but also curious to see how Holmes and Watson would do in a very different environment. I have to say they did very well.
I enjoyed this book partly because I like stories featuring Holmes and partly because it weaves a fictional mystery around a real event, the discovery of a rune stone in a field in Minnesota in the late 1800s. I’ve been to the museum dedicated to the Kensington Rune Stone and read about the controversy.
It was interesting to see how the author married fiction with reality. It was a fun read that I think most Sherlock fans will enjoy.
Sherlock Holmes is bored between cases at 221B Baker Street. So when King Oskar II of Sweden-who has heard of the discovery of the Kensington Rune Stone by a farmer in Minnesota-asks to engage his services, Holmes jumps at the chance to decipher the runes and determine whether the find is real or a hoax. With Dr. John H. Watson by his side, faithfully recording every detail, Holmes makes his way to Minnesota for a third time. But, in the first of many strange and unfortunate coincidences, the farmer who found the mysterious stone is murdered, and the stone itself…
Charlie Thorne is a girl genius, a code breaker, and a thief. In this middle grade book, she must use her unique skills to find a dangerous equation devised by Einstein before it falls into the wrong hands.
I read a lot of middle grade books. There are a lot of great stories aimed at this audience that adults can also enjoy. This is a particularly good one, an action-packed adventure from start to finish. I was rooting for Charlie from the very beginning. It was also nice to see a girl being the smartest one in the room.
I’m looking forward to reading the other books in the series.
“Fast-paced, smart, and action-packed...a real page-burner.” —Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series
From New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a thrilling new series about the world’s youngest and smartest genius who’s forced to use her unbelievable code-breaking skills to outsmart Einstein.
Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is a thief. Charlie Thorne isn’t old enough to drive.
And now it’s up to her to save the world…
Decades ago, Albert Einstein devised an equation that could benefit all life on earth—or destroy it. Fearing what…
I’m not a huge paranormal mystery fan, but I read them if they’re full of likable characters and interesting situations. This book is one of those.
The book features Quinn Callahan, a witch banished to Ireland after she breaks a major rule of magic. She starts a new life in a place full of witches and vampires where she knows no one. I can relate to a certain extent. I wasn’t exiled, but I did move 1200 miles from home to go to college in a place where I knew no one.
I like how the vampires in the book club she’s “inherited” team up with Quinn to solve a murder when she discovers a body in the book store she runs. I found this an enjoyable, fast-paced read.
Love is in the air in the quiet Los Angeles County city of Vista Beach, home of computer programmer and decorative-painting enthusiast, Aurora (Rory) Anderson.
As Valentine’s Day approaches, residents are training for the annual Love Run and expressing their undying affection for each other by attaching love locks to the pier railings. But a string of bank robberies is ruining the romantic vibe. While Rory helps friends prepare for a Valentine’s Day wedding, a body is found and the groom is implicated in the murder. Convinced of his innocence, Rory puts her heart into the investigation. Can she identify the killer before someone else encounters their own brush with death?
