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I enjoyed the first half of this short novel; the second half was not so much. I previously struggled the last time with Conan Doyle‘s telling of past events in America, and this one left me feeling similarly. I guess I‘m all about Holmes‘s deductions and not reading about the lawless American West through the eyes of Conan Doyle!

So-so for me, but this checks off #LetterV #LitsyAToZ and #InThePublicDomain #52BookClub25 ! #NoPlaceLikeHolmes

Cuilin, Texreader, dabbe

dabbe Even though the 2nd half was also a detective story with a Pinkerton detective, he wasn't Sherlock, was he? Can't wait for our discussion! 🤩 14h

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Read4life

The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

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I‘m ready for the #NoPlaceLikeHolmes discussion on 2/22!!

Cuilin, dabbe

dabbe Woohoo! So am I! 🤩 2d

LoverOfLearning Love Sherlock stories! 2d

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Ruthiella

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Donald J. Sobol

Hey #EBBR reading friends! I hope you all had fun solving cases with Leroy “Encyclopedia” Brown. I freely admit, one stumped me (The Civil War Sword) and one I got only b/c I remembered the solution (The Happy Nephew). As an adult, I do think some of Encyclopedia‘s deductions would not hold up in court 😂

1. Did any particular case stand out to you over another?

2. Are you interested in continuing reading the next books with me on Litsy?

DebinHawaii, DGRachel, Read4life, bookandbedandtea, Sace, InkedBookworm13, TheAromaofBooks, bthegood

Read4life I really enjoyed revisiting these stories. I‘m in to continue reading them. 🤓 6d

TheAromaofBooks I was relieved to find that I was somewhat better at solving these as an adult 😂 But there were definitely a couple of times that the solution didn't feel like it was 100% the only possibility. Still, these were super fun and I'm definitely planning to keep reading!! 6d

bthegood I'm in for more, like others have said, I'm glad they don't stump me as much as an adult. I was was thrown by Encyclopedia saving his pulled tooth for his friend that collects teeth, don't remember what I thought of that when I originally read them🤪 (edited) 6d

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DGRachel @bthegood the tooth collection freaked me out! I have a vague memory of trying to read one of these as a kid and bailing because I couldn‘t get any of the solutions so I was very pleased to figure some of them out this time! I‘m absolutely game for more of these. I really enjoyed the format and agree wholeheartedly that the solves might not hold up. 🤣🤣 6d

bthegood @DGRachel glad I wasn't the only one😆 6d

Sace Oh I would love to continue reading these books! 6d

bookandbedandtea I'm reading this with my grandson- which is a delight!- but we're only halfway through so we haven't come to the teeth yet 😬 So far my favorite mystery has been the bank robber. 6d

Ruthiella @Read4life Awesome! I‘m totally enjoying this walk down memory lane also. 6d

Ruthiella @TheAromaofBooks I was seriously worried I would be as flummoxed as I was at 10! 😂 With age does come wisdom, thankfully! 6d

Ruthiella @bthegood I wonder if the tooth collection doesn‘t have some basis in fact? 🤔 I collected pennies and matchbooks as a kid (all spent now). Kids do sometimes have weird ideas! 😂 (edited) 6d

Ruthiella @Sace Great! I‘m totally having fun and they take no time at all to read. 6d

Ruthiella @bookandbedandtea Oh, what a great way to read these. The Bank Robbery one was one where I particularly thought that were it not for the actual evidence of the cash under the mattress, the clues could have been explained away by a good lawyer! But in kids mysteries, the criminal always confesses when confronted it seems! 😂 6d

bookandbedandtea @Ruthiella Oh I totally agree with you that a competent lawyer could have torn holes in that case, were it not for the money! I think I liked that he needed to investigate a bit rather than solve the case while eating dinner. And it's a good point that criminals seem to blab everything when confronted with a child detective! 😂 6d

Sace @Ruthiella soon it will be the crazy busy school season and I will need books that don‘t require lots of time and bandwidth. These will be perfect for that. 6d

bthegood @Ruthiella could have some basis in fact....🥴 6d

DebinHawaii I definitely was better solving these as an adult, but I did vaguely remember a few of them or similar stories/problems to solve with the solutions. 😆 It was fun & they are quick & easy reads, so I‘m in for reading more! 6d

Ruthiella @DebinHawaii Fantastic! Let‘s see how we fare with the next collection! 6d

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dabbe

The Valley of Fear | Arthur Conan Doyle

#NoPlaceLikeHolmes @Cuilin @LitsyEvents

Hello, Sherlockians~
Just a reminder that the discussion for the 2nd half of THE VALLEY OF FEAR will be NEXT Saturday due to the long weekend. That gives us all more time to finish, too! Have a fabulous and relaxing weekend.

Daisey, erzascarletbookgasm, CogsOfEncouragement, AnneCecilie, Born.A.Reader, Aimeesue, Larkken, Librarybelle, mom2bugnbee, Chrissyreadit, Read4life, StayCurious, Sace, CatLass007, Mollyanna, curiouserandcurioser, eeclayton, dabbe, IndoorDame, kelli7990, TheAromaofBooks, 5feet.of.fury, Tineke, Fr3NcHtOaSt, Blackink_WhitePaper, RayHallucinogen, Pageturner1, PageShifter, AllDebooks, AnnR, kimrenee, aroyse, CrystalE02

kelli7990 Yay! I‘m glad we have more time. I haven‘t started reading the story yet. 7d

Librarybelle I‘m interested to see how this story ends! 7d

dabbe @kelli7990 Yay! I'm glad, too! 😅 7d

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dabbe @Librarybelle Same. I read it years ago but had forgotten basically everything! 😂 7d

eeclayton I got mixed up and finished it last week, expecting the discussion to take place last weekend 😂
Looking forward to everyone's thoughts. 5d

dabbe @eeclayton You're ahead of most of us! I look forward to discussing this one, too. 🤩 5d

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Lesliereadsalot

The Detective Up Late | Adrian McKinty

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I used to read a lot of detective novels like this one, but it‘s been a long time. Here‘s Detective Inspector Sean Duffy, taking his last full time case, searching for a 15 year old girl who has disappeared. This is the seventh book in this series, and he‘s quite the character: funny, smart, tenacious. Kept me guessing till the end. Northern Ireland will really miss him!

@EadieB

EadieB @Lesliereadsalot I love this whole series! 2d

Lesliereadsalot @EadieB I‘ll have to go back and read them all! 2d

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DebinHawaii

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Donald J. Sobol

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#Read2025 #SeriesLove2025

It was fun to go back to my childhood detective days & reread the first book with #EBBR I remembered most of the stories in this one & how smart they made me feel when I managed to figure them out as a child (& now as an adult although I don‘t know how much was memory & how much was getting hopefully smarter as I aged!) 😉😂 I have the 2nd book checked out from the library & I‘m looking forward to it.

DieAReader, Andrew65, Ruthiella, TheSpineView

DieAReader 🎉🎉🎉 1w

Texreader I reread some of these books with my son when he was young. So much fun!! 1w

Ruthiella I also enjoyed seeing how well I was able follow the clues as an adult vs as a child. 1w

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Skeeterisme

Walking Shadow | Robert B. Parker

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👍👍👍

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DebinHawaii

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective | Donald J. Sobol

#Naturalitsy #HyggeHourReadathon

Spending my #HyggeHour with Encyclopedia Brown for #EBBR & when I finish it I may try to start Run or I may go to sleep. 🤷🏻‍♀️ The dried cinnamon Fuji apples are pretty much total sugar but they are so darn good! 😋

How did Monday get here so soon again? 😬 It‘s going to be another busy work week but teaching workshops online so no Hilo trip.

TheBookHippie, Chrissyreadit, Ruthiella, AllDebooks

Ruthiella Sounds like a perfect evening. ☺️ 2w

TheBookHippie 🙃 pure sugar is needed! 2w

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Leftcoastzen

Complete Sherlock Holmes | Arthur Conan Doyle

Sherlock Holmes display at the Phoenix, Az. location of Bookmans! I always compliment them on their displays. Lookin at you 👀 @dabbe

TiredLibrarian Love me some Holmes!❤️ 2w

bibliothecarivs @Bookwomble 👀 2w

Bookwomble @bibliothecarivs It's a nice display, thanks 😊 I think my collection of Holmesiana could give it a run for its money, though (in a modest way! No first editions of anything 😁). 2w

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Cuilin @dabbe I thought of you too??? Hmmm 🧐 2w

dabbe I am in #sherlocked heaven! I'll have to pay them a visit! 🤩😂🤗 2w

Leftcoastzen @dabbe 😂👍 2w

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