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In this fourth Mary Russell novel, read by Jenny Sterlin, King takes us back to Dartmoor, scene of The Hound of the Baskervilles, again on the trail of a spectral hound. Sherlockians have been amused or horrified by King's misappropriation of Holmes. Holmes, who had stated that love is "an emotional thing...opposed to true cold reason" and "I should never marry myself, lest I bias my judgment," is in the King books married to an American half his age. Not satisfied with changing Holmes's misogynistic nature, King also robs him of his trusty biographer, Dr. Watson. Pastiche, in its truest sense, tries to resemble the style of the original work. Libraries wanting Sherlock Holmes mysteries would do better with any of the BBC series (The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Audio Reviews, LJ 2/15/97). Not recommended.ÄTheresa Connors, Arkansas Tech Univ., Russellville