Engaging, exciting, and interesting final (one hopes) tale of Holmes’, and–briefly, this time–Watson’s, adventures in MN. Must say I particularly appreciate the growth in Holmes’ character as he comes to appreciate both life and relationships; good to see some [tentative] emotion and humanity in the old detective, especially in his care and concern for Willi.
I must say, tho, that I really missed the presence of Watson throughout most of the tale; as well as any real involvement of Rafferty & Thomas in the story. A couple of new good local characters appear in Boyd and Torgleson, but their development is too shallow to count.
But, overall, it’s closer to a 5 star book than a 4, maybe 4.55? Fans of Doyle’s S.H. & J.W. should be quite happy with this book, #8, and book #5. And Audible ought to record books 6 & 7 for us!