Stephanie Osborn
Paperback | Pages: 332 pages Rating: 3.69 | 111 Users | 18 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Case of the Displaced Detective: The Arrival (Displaced Detective #1) |
| Author | : | Stephanie Osborn |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 332 pages |
| Published | : | November 15th 2011 by Paladin Timeless Books |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Science Fiction. Time Travel |
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The Case of the Displaced Detective: The Arrival is a SF mystery in which brilliant hyperspatial physicist, Dr. Skye Chadwick, discovers there are alternate realities, often populated by those we consider only literary characters. Her pet research, Project: Tesseract, hidden deep under Schriever AFB, finds Continuum 114, where Sherlock Holmes was to have died along with Moriarty at the Reichenbach Falls. In a Knee-jerk reaction, Skye rescues Holmes, who inadvertently flies through the wormhole to our universe, while his enemy plunges to his death. Unable to go back without causing devastating continuum collapse, Holmes must stay in our world and adapt. Meanwhile, the Schriever AFB Dept of Security discovers a spy ring working to dig out the details of - and possibly sabotage - Project: Tesseract. Can Chadwick help Holmes come up to speed in modern investigative techniques in time to stop the spies? Will Holmes be able to thrive in our modern world? Is Chadwick now Holmes' new "Watson" - or more? And what happens next?Describe Books As The Case of the Displaced Detective: The Arrival (Displaced Detective #1)
| ISBN: | 1606191896 (ISBN13: 9781606191897) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Displaced Detective #1 |
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Ratings: 3.69 From 111 Users | 18 ReviewsJudge About Books The Case of the Displaced Detective: The Arrival (Displaced Detective #1)
I truly enjoyed reading this book. The characters and the story line were well written and believable. Stephanie Osborn did a very good job of bringing Sherlock Holmes into the twenty first century using an interesting concept of science.Dr. Skye Chadwick is a contract scientist working on a top secret military project, Project: Tesseract, of viewing and interacting with alternate realities, which they call continuums. She and her team have focused on following Sherlock Holmes, whom they haveFantastic concept and a fun read if you can just get past the desperate need for an editor, not of grammar, but style.
Im so mad at the author because I struggled all the way through this stupid story just to be done with it BUT IT ENDS ON A CLIFFHANGER, and Im also mad at myself for falling for such a cheap trick because now I kind of want to read the second book even though this was sooo bad and even if I already know Skye and Holmes are going to eventually have sex and get married and probably have 2.5 children (although not necessarily in that order because Holmes is a Victorian gentleman and Skye is
Dr. Skye Chadwick is brilliant, dedicated and committed to her pet project The Tesseract. It's purpose? To observe alternative dimensions. As such, the group adheres to a strict hands off policy.During one such viewing, Dr. Chadwick finds herself unable to adhere to the hands off directive. Jumping into the scenario, she breaks apart two combatants. One tips out of the Tesseract ring and into the future. The other tumbles over a cliff, dying at the base of the waterfall.Enter Sherlock Holmes.
This book is captivating. Being written by none other than a rocket scientist, it carefully walks the line between science fact and science fiction. The romantic tension between the characters is very well written and not over the top so as to detract from the story. To prevent any spoilers, I'll only say this. There is nothing else like it. The entire series is outstanding! Stephanie Osborn is the greatest writer of our time. This book is a MUST READ! Even if you don't like Sci-Fi, this book is
Why, do authors do this? I mean, they write stories thinking they are the main characters. I understand that sometimes main characters have one or two resemblances to the author, but if most of the characteristics of the author go into the main character then it's a bit of a letdown, why, well because you tend to put on the main character your strong points, not your weaker ones, and that takes a bit of the soul of the character, I mean you should be able to relate to them, to feel them human,
I felt really bad about not finishing this one. But I just... couldn't. This isn't how dialogue works and I have never described anyone like That in my mind. But I felt bad! Because Stephanie Osborn very clearly loves both Sherlock Holmes and science. I found myself being more interested in the faux-science that she described to get Holmes to the future than the actual plot of the story. Another issue was the length of the chapters. They were so heavy with dialogue and useless description that I
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