Discussion for American Sherlock

[Betty]

Hi all! I just received the book in the mail 😄 Feel free to post your thoughts here!

[Maya]

The chapters that focused on the crimes were by far the most interesting parts of the book. I found the rest dull to the point that I started to skim/read really fast through those.

[Betty]

Maya wrote: "The chapters that focused on the crimes were by far the most interesting parts of the book. I found the rest dull to the point that I started to skim/read really fast through those."

Agreed! While his biography started out interesting, it really slowed to a crawl. The cases (particularly the one that frames the book) were interesting, however!

[Beth]

This was a good account of a fascinating time in the development of crime scene investigation, but the truth is the guy was a jerk and not a very interesting person. I thought the author did a commendable job trying to fashion some intrigue by focusing on his cases rather than him as a person. He would be a very interesting main character to center some historical fiction on though! Kind of a CSI meets Sherlock Holmes with a little "reality" mixed in.