The Crack in the Lens

A Holmes on the Range Mystery

Holmes on the Range Mysteries (Volume 4 of 5)

Steve Hockensmith

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It's 1893 and things finally seem to be going right for the Amlingmeyer brothers, Otto "Big Red," and Gustav "Old Red." After years of hard knocks, they finally have a bit of money and spare time to do something other than scramble. Soon the Amlingmeyers find themselves in a situation that they never expected, and this time, it's personal. Years before, Old Red lost his fiancé and one true love to a brutal killer, and the case was swept under the rug by the local authorities. Now, Old Red is determined to find out what really happened and to finally find a measure of justice for his beloved.  Yet how can he and Big Red even start the search when everyone in town wants the secrets of the past buried forever...and the brothers buried with them?  It's enough to confound even that most unconfoundable of men, their mutual inspiration:  Sherlock Holmes.  

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Doug  rated it  
Jan 7, 2012
Another great book in the series. Otto and Gustav return to Texas to try and find out who killed Gustav's lady friend five years ago. The story is full of close escapes, great characters, a few red herrings, and a good conclusion with a few twists on the "who done it". Very funny dialog ...more
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Jennifer  rated it  
May 31, 2011
It’s my bad luck to start reading Steve Hockensmith’s Holmes on the Range series, about two cowpokes who solve crimes in the Old West using the methods of Sherlock Holmes, just when the characters temporarily abandon “deducifyin’.”


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Spuddie  rated it  
Apr 28, 2010
#4 "Holmes on the Range" mystery set in the 1890's American West and featuring the Amlingmeyer brothers Gustav ("Old Red") and Otto ("Big Red.") Otto's publishing deal has come through so the boys take the advance and head to San Marcos, Texas where Gustav had lived and ...more
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STEVE HOCKENSMITH is a widely published journalist and author of the critically acclaimed, award-nominated novels featuring Old Red and Big Red, including Holmes on the Range. He is also the New York Times bestselling author of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls. He lives in Alameda, California.

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The Crack in the Lens
A Holmes on the Range Mystery
Holmes on the Range Mysteries (Volume 4 of 5)
Steve Hockensmith

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St. Martin's Press
Minotaur Books
January 2011
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ISBN: 9780312672171
ISBN10: 0312672179
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 320 pages
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July 2009
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ISBN: 9780312379421
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