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The Boscombe Valley Mystery (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, #4). by Arthur Conan Doyle

rachelmcg2004's review against another edition

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4.0

UPDATE: This book wonderful, yet not my absolute favorite of Holmes'. I liked it though, so 4 stars it is!

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Adventure #4: I'm only on the fourth page of this fourth adventure, and already it's 5 star material. Wow. I can see why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was knighted.*


*It should be clarified that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for his work in the Boer Wars of Africa, not his spectacularly amazing Sherlock Holmes works.

lizzye33's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

marbrihern's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

bluelizzz's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

jolaechen's review against another edition

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mysterious

2.0

baldrinium's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious

3.75

emily_brekker's review against another edition

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mysterious

2.25

2.25/5
This case didn't really intrigue me. It was nice that Lestrad was part of the story again, but in general I would have wished to get more banter and a greater case since I already knew, who the murderer is going to be.  

hcsun's review against another edition

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3.25

I guessed it would be Mr. Turner

velveteen_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.75

mbondlamberty's review against another edition

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3.0

For one of the shorts is has a respectable amount of actual sleuthing going on which is nicer than the others, but just not a terribly compelling tale