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Shane Peacock

Forfatter af Eye Of The Crow

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Værker af Shane Peacock

Eye Of The Crow (2007) 311 eksemplarer
Death in the Air (2008) 155 eksemplarer
The Secret Fiend (2010) 127 eksemplarer
Vanishing Girl (2009) 115 eksemplarer
The Dragon Turn (2011) 109 eksemplarer
The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim (2016) 90 eksemplarer
Becoming Holmes (2012) 89 eksemplarer
Last Message (2012) 67 eksemplarer
The Artist and Me (2016) 45 eksemplarer
Double You (2014) 23 eksemplarer
Bonebeds of the Badlands (2001) 13 eksemplarer
Mystery Of Irelands Eye (1999) 12 eksemplarer
Separated (The Seven Prequels) (2016) 12 eksemplarer

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Kanonisk navn
Peacock, Shane
Fødselsdato
1957
Køn
male
Nationalitet
Canada
Bopæl
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Cobourg, Ontario, Canada
Uddannelse
Trent University
Relationer
Peacock, Andrew (brother)
Kort biografi
Shane Peacock was born in 1957 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, one of four brothers. He attended school in the northern town of Kapuskasing, before attending university, where he studied history and English literature. A biographer, journalist, and screenwriter, he is also the author of six novels and three plays, and has been nominated for numerous awards including several National Magazine Awards and the Arthur Ellis Award for crime fiction. When not writing, Shane Peacock enjoys playing hockey with his three children, and watching sumo wrestling. He lives near Cobourg, Ontario.

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Pastiche work on teenage Sherlock Holmes. Plot is intriguing and setup evocative of turn of the century. It had a tinge... Just a tinge of supernatural.

***Have never seen a crow after the sundown. That aspect in this book looked a little unrealistic. *
 
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harishwriter | 18 andre anmeldelser | Oct 12, 2023 |
Primavera de 1867. Una niebla amarillenta cubre la ciudad de Londres. En mitad de la noche, una mujer es apuñalada brutalmente y abandonada en un charco de sangre. Nadie presencia el terrible asesinato_ o al menos eso parece.
Cerca de allí, un joven brillante e insatisfecho sueña con una vida mejor. Es hijo de un intelectual judío y una mujer de clase alta, que han caído en la miseria. El chico se llama Sherlock Holmes.
El protagonista, que siente la extraña necesidad de visitar el escenario del crimen, tiene un encuentro con el joven árabe injustamente acusado del asesinato. Poco a poco, se adentra en el misterio hasta que él mismo acaba convertido en sospechoso.… (mere)
 
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Natt90 | 18 andre anmeldelser | Mar 20, 2023 |
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
I hate to see this series end, now that I have become so immersed in the world of the teenage Sherlock Holmes. This final volume is just as well written as the first five, giving us a fun mystery, a very realistic London 1870 setting, some emotional moments, and a Sherlock who has matured considerably since we first encountered him in Eye of the Crow. He still has insecurities and flaws, however, especially when it comes to one young woman in particular. As he tries to unravel the master plan of his nemesis Malefactor--whom we have also watched grow and mature throughout the series, but unfortunately into the ultimate bad guy (Moriarty!) rather than a force for justice--Sherlock Holmes is also dealing with the death of his father and the impending death of his mentor, Sigurson Bell (a fun character whom I'll really miss!). The case here revolves around a politician's well-kept secret, and the mysterious job promotion and then death of a thug, but what really matters in the end is that Sherlock Holmes has arrived for good.… (mere)
 
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GoldieBug | 13 andre anmeldelser | Sep 28, 2022 |
This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.
Sherlock is now 15 and "stepping out" (dating, in the 19th century way) with Irene--they go to the theater together, etc. When the famous magician Hemsworth is arrested and charged with murdering his rival, Nottingham, Irene implores Sherlock to investigate and clear his name, because Hemsworth had promised to give Irene a job singing with his act. Hemsworth certainly had the motivation to kill Nottingham, because he stole Hemsworth's wife away from him. But Sherlock's not so sure--how did the magician manage to kill Nottingham in such a way that nothing is left of him but a few grisly chunks of flesh and a lot of blood? It almost looks like Nottingham was eaten by a beast--but surely the "fire-breathing dragon" of Hemsworth's famous stage act is just a marvelous magician's trick? It can't possibly exist in real life...or can it? I loved this installment of the series because Sherlock is maturing, and getting to have more of a personal life with Irene (although, what's this? There is also the lovely Beatrice, the hatter's daughter, to vie for his affections! What's an awkward future detective to do?). And the glimpses behind the scenes of 19th century theatrical life are fascinating. And, there's a terrifically exciting fight and chase scene that I don't want to spoil for anyone! And, as usual, Sherlock's eccentric mentor Bell puts in some funny appearances.… (mere)
 
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GoldieBug | 26 andre anmeldelser | Sep 28, 2022 |

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