Staff Pick: The Brothers of Baker Street

The Brothers of Baker Street
By Michael Robertson

Reggie is a barrister who hasn't let failure slow him; he's rebounding with a new client. His brother Nigel, fresh from therapy designed to make losers feel better, is there to carry the plot when Reggie falters. They aren't just any two failing lawyers. Their offices are on the 200 block of Baker Street, and their lease requires that they answer all mail addressed to Sherlock Holmes. Naturally, that leads to the occasional spot of sleuthing. This time, they tackle an ersatz Moriarty and his villainous scheme to besmirch the beloved London taxis. The last third of the novel, with its murder-and-chase scene, is one of the finest, scariest sequences in current crime fiction. For anglophiles, crime-o-philes, and all fans of wonderful writing.
Copyright 2011 Booklist Reviews.

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