Mark's review
The Somnambulist
by Jonathan Barnes
Mark's review
The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes
Mark's review
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Edward Moon, this book’s main protagonist, is a has-been stage magician and, until a bad bit of luck several years earlier that sullied his reputation, a renowned amateur detective whose skills and methods have an uncanny resemblance to Sherlock Holmes. The story is even set in Victorian England. The Somnambulist, for whom this book is named, actually has little to do with its overall plot. He is Moon’s assistant and friend, and an unusual fellow to say the least. Hairless, huge, strong, and mute (he communicates using a chalk board), Moon regularly stabs him with swords and no blood is drawn. And it’s no illusion: he doesn’t bleed for real. He also drinks vast quantities of milk.
The book’s narrative, however, is told by an anonymous writer who has the ability to relate events at which he seemed not to attend. When this mystery person does reveal his identify, it locks into the plot flawlessly. In any case, a bizarre murder involving a room with all the doors locke...more
The book’s narrative, however, is told by an anonymous writer who has the ability to relate events at which he seemed not to attend. When this mystery person does reveal his identify, it locks into the plot flawlessly. In any case, a bizarre murder involving a room with all the doors locke...more
