Holmes & Watson: an unmatched literary duo

a short appreciation by John le Carre....

"As a reader, I insist on being beguiled early or not at all, which is why a lot of the books on my shelves remain mysteriously unread after Page 20. "

"What you are looking at is a kind of narrative perfection: a perfect interplay between dialogue and description, perfect characterization and perfect timing"

http://articles.latimes.com/2004/nov/...