Holmes on the Range - Softcover

Hockensmith, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312358040 ISBN 13: 9780312358044

Publisher: Minotaur Books, 2007

Synopsis

Because 1893 is a tough year in Montana, any job is a good job. When Big Red and Old Red Amlingmeyer sign on as ranch hands at the secretive Bar VR cattle spread, they're not expecting much more than hard work, bad pay, and a comfortable campfire around which they can enjoy their favourite pastime: scouring "Harper's Weekly" for stories about the famous Sherlock Holmes. When the boys come across a dead body that looks a whole lot like the leftovers of an unfortunate encounter with a cattle stampede, Old Red sees the perfect opportunity to employ his Holmes-inspired "deducifyin" skills. Putting his ranch work squarely on the back burner, he sets out to solve the case. Big Red, like it or not (and mostly he does not), is along for the wild ride in this clever, compelling, and completely one-of-a-kind mystery.

About this title

Review:

"Hilarious. A-" --Thom Geier, Entertainment Weekly

"A wild, well-told western mystery." --Forbes Magazine

"This is a great reworking of the Holmes conceit, and one suspects Hockensmith will have a steady readership as long as the Amlingmeyers are on the case." --Booklist (starred review)

About the Author:

Steve Hockensmith is also the author of On the Wrong Track, the second mystery to feature Big Red and Old Red. He lives in Petaluma, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312358040
• ISBN 13: 9780312358044
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304