Embassy Row: A Mycroft Holmes Novel

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Summary: Wow!
Review: Excellent sequel to Against the Brotherhood. Fawcett takes us deep into the world of international intrigue, the habitat of Mycroft Holmes. Deeply involving story and an exciting plot. Keep them coming Mr. Fawcett.

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Summary: good read
Review: I was entertained by the writing style - very Doyle-like. This was my first Mycroft mystery. The writing style made reading flow along. I thought the plot (treaty with Japan) a bit boring and if the writing hadn't been good the story would have bogged down. Also, I would have liked more Holmes action and less Guthrie in the story. I think that making Guthie be a second Watson is too much. I love Watson, but having him cloned in the form of Guthrie was not fun. Guthrie should have his own character. I liked Tyres and Sutton very much and hope to see them both in the other books in the series. I plan to read all or some of the others.

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Summary: Mycroft Holmes as he should be.
Review: The first book in this series (Against The Brotherhood)introduced the reader to a Mycroft Holmes who was a bit too much of an action hero to fit my personal take on the character. Although I enjoyed the 1st book , the plot of Embassy Row better fits the character of Sherlock's brother. Filled with intrigue over a treaty with Japan, The Emperor's son and a mystery woman, and a murder that may cause the events to explode; Embassy Row does an excellent job of showing the behind the scenes role of Mycroft Holmes, hinted at in the few Sherlock Holmes tales he made an appearence in. I did have some problems with Holmes' late identification of the mystery woman, which will be patently obvious to the reader, and the constant appearence of The Golden Lodge's Miss Gatspy, whose role works as "deus ex machina." I hope Mr. Fawcett can avoid falling into this trap too often. I think Mycroft should remain the puppetmaster in these tales, it lends credence to Sherlock's assertions that Mycroft was the more intelligent of the two.