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From: ecl@mtgzy.UUCP (e.c.leeper)
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Subject: THE CASE OF THE ECTOPLASMIC MAN
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Date: Wed, 19-Mar-86 12:21:01 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 19 12:21:01 1986
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	   THE ADVENTURE OF THE ECTOPLASMIC MAN by Daniel Stashower
			    Morrow, 1985, $12.95.
		      A book review by Evelyn C. Leeper

     This is another "Sherlock-Holmes-meets-a-famous-person" novel.  This
time he meets Houdini, who is accused of stealing some papers from a
supposedly impregnable safe.  Although Houdini himself is drawn somewhat
one-dimensionally, the story moves along well and avoids most of the common
mistakes Holmes pastiches often make.  It's no great shakes, but it's not
unpleasant for a Holmes completist.


					Evelyn C. Leeper
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