Hi! This is Rachel Malay, director at the Port Library in Beloit. This is the last week that I'll be reviewing a book, while a few years old, is new to the Port Library’s shelves.
Sherlock Holmes is a popular character these days. But say "Mycroft Holmes", and fewer people know who you’re talking about. Sherlock Holmes may be the world’s greatest consulting detective, but according to the Holmes narrative, Mycroft is even greater. A brother to Sherlock, Mycroft doesn't deign to do his investigating on the streets, but rather in the underworld of British politics. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle only mentions Mycroft in 4 of the original Holmes stories, but that doesn't keep Holmes fans from wondering more about this enigmatic character. Dame Jean Conan Doyle (Arthur Conan Doyle’s wife) authorized the publishing of a Mycroft Holmes novel, penned by Quinn Fawcett. Published in 1998, Embassy Row follows Mycroft Holmes and his secretary Paterson Guthrie as they work deep within the British government. Mycroft is involved in securing a treaty between the British and the Japanese for passage in Japanese waters. The night before treaty papers are to be signed, however, a British diplomat is found with a dagger in his back. It is up to the brilliant Mycroft to solve the case and secure the treaty, all the while keeping the peace and avoiding a dagger in the back himself.
This book will not appear on the new shelves since it wasn’t published recently. To find it you can check our online catalog, or ask a librarian. It will be in the fiction section under the last name of its author, Quinn Fawcett. For easy returns, don’t forget our in-wall book and media drop, accessible on the outside of the building.
You can get the book reviewed here and more great titles to watch, read, listen to, or play with at the Port Library at 1718 N. Hersey in Beloit, on the North Campus. This is director Rachel Malay, saying “Thanks for checking us out!”
Embassy Row by Quinn Fawcett
ISBN: 0312863632, 384 p.
Adult Fiction
Sherlock Holmes is a popular character these days. But say "Mycroft Holmes", and fewer people know who you’re talking about. Sherlock Holmes may be the world’s greatest consulting detective, but according to the Holmes narrative, Mycroft is even greater. A brother to Sherlock, Mycroft doesn't deign to do his investigating on the streets, but rather in the underworld of British politics. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle only mentions Mycroft in 4 of the original Holmes stories, but that doesn't keep Holmes fans from wondering more about this enigmatic character. Dame Jean Conan Doyle (Arthur Conan Doyle’s wife) authorized the publishing of a Mycroft Holmes novel, penned by Quinn Fawcett. Published in 1998, Embassy Row follows Mycroft Holmes and his secretary Paterson Guthrie as they work deep within the British government. Mycroft is involved in securing a treaty between the British and the Japanese for passage in Japanese waters. The night before treaty papers are to be signed, however, a British diplomat is found with a dagger in his back. It is up to the brilliant Mycroft to solve the case and secure the treaty, all the while keeping the peace and avoiding a dagger in the back himself.
This book will not appear on the new shelves since it wasn’t published recently. To find it you can check our online catalog, or ask a librarian. It will be in the fiction section under the last name of its author, Quinn Fawcett. For easy returns, don’t forget our in-wall book and media drop, accessible on the outside of the building.
You can get the book reviewed here and more great titles to watch, read, listen to, or play with at the Port Library at 1718 N. Hersey in Beloit, on the North Campus. This is director Rachel Malay, saying “Thanks for checking us out!”
Embassy Row by Quinn Fawcett
ISBN: 0312863632, 384 p.
Adult Fiction
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