THE REMINISCENCES OF SOLAR PONS

The fourth Solar Pons collectionOnce more Solar Pons walks on stage with a fourth major collection with an intriguing variety of problems ― the curious puzzle of the antique sovereign boxes narrated in 'The Adventure of the Mosaic Cylinders'; the riddle of the body in the thirteenth coffin told in 'The Adventure of the Mazarine Blue'; the perplexing matter of the man devoted to British bowlers ― 'The Adventure of the Hats of M. Dulac'; the incredible plot to foment a religious war ― 'The Adventure of the Black Cardinal'; the disturbing facts in the murder of a psychic client ― 'The Adventure of the Blind Clairaudient' ― and others. Here once again is the Holmesian method and the London of Sherlock Holmes come alive.Solar Pons has won a place for himself among the outstanding exponents of deduction.the best substitutes for Sherlock Holmes known. Vincent Starrettan excellent series of adventures in detection in their own right. -- The Chicago Tribune