Rasputin's Revenge (Auguste Lupa Series) Unabridged edition

In Son of Holmes, John Lescroart introduced Auguste Lupa, reputed son of the greatest detective of all time... and possessor of a brilliant deductive mind in his own right. Now, in Rasputin?s Revenge, Lupa is summoned to the court of the Russian Czar ? where, with a bit of unexpected assistance from none other than Holmes and Watson, he untangles a chilling plot that holds the Winter Palace in a lethal grip.... Praise for Son of Holmes and John Lescroart ?A riveting thriller.? ?Booklist ?Detective fans will lap up the details of Lupa?s [Holmesian] heritage.? ?Publishers Weekly ?Raymond Chandler once wrote that the test of a first-rate murder mystery is whether you would keep reading it if the last chapter ? and the revelation of whodunit ? were missing. In the matter of John Lescroart, I would keep reading any of his books, even without that last chapter.? ?Fort Worth Star-Telegram ?Amusing and intriguing.? ?Los Angeles Herald-Examiner