Reviews for Brigade: The Further Adventures of Lestrade

The average rating for Brigade: The Further Adventures of Lestrade based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-09-27 00:00:00 Raymond Power Yet another book by my favorite author - M.J.Trow! I really cannot stop praising Trow's writing and Lestrade's quirky yet excellent detective skills. The writing is one of a kind, with puns and quirky humor that makes you laugh till your tummy hurts, like literally! Then comes Lestrade - this handsome fella with a mustache and an air of royalty in him, though he is not of royal descent. The characters were superb - from His Nims to Bandicoot to Hector Charlo to Mrs.Manchester, each play a wonderful role in the story. Bandicoot has now retired from the force - the Etonian couldn't gel well with the department and its works. Hector Charlo was like the star of the show - the guy is always down with pneumonia or cold and yet he's dedicated to his work and, there's much more to him than just pneumonia. His Nims is his usual self while Lestrade is up to something or the other. In each of Lestrade series, Lestrade manages to hurt himself. In the first book, the tip of his nose was cut off during a sword fight, and then a military vehicle ran over his foot. In this book, he manages to hurt his fingers...repeatedly. Lestrade and disasters go hand-in-hand! As Lestrade's work takes him to rural England, one gets to read the local dialect - 'e instead of he, 'appy instead of happy... you get the gist, don't you? The story takes you literally on a wild goose chase. Unlike the first book, there was not much of suspense. I wouldn't call it a bore but there was not much of a thrill. The final chapter was INTENSE. I loved the way Lestrade solved the mystery. I loved the killer's part in the story - yes, I did! And Mrs.Manchester was... I really thought she was the other version of Mrs.Hudson but boy oh boy! The last paragraph of the story was the second most surprising part of the story! Lestrade is a ladies' man. In the first book, it was Constance and in this book it is Daisy. Lestrade is a pretty romantic bloke... The ending says it all! There were far more puns in this book when compared to the first one. And the story was a bit slow. I wouldn't call this M.J.Trow's best book but I absolutely enjoyed reading it.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-06-17 00:00:00 Erik Delissen Spooky A really good book i enjoyed the use of other characters such as Watson as though they are real people