On the Wrong Track

from hardlyhardy

If you prefer mysteries to be more fun than frightening, you'll be on the right track if you read Steve Hockensmith's "On the Wrong Track" (2007). The second book in his Holmes on the Range series makes amusing reading, while at the same time presenting a compelling, fast-moving murder mystery. O...

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Cowboy detectives Old Red and Big Red find murder on board a train after they sign up with the Southern Pacific as detectives. Can Old Red figure out who the killer is? Lots of great suspense and an ending I couldn't put down. Unfortunately, the language really bothered me.

from ParadisePorch

I read the first in this series featuring cowboy brothers Gustav "Old Red" and Otto "Big Red" Arlingmeyer in 2011. Since then, I've wanted to read more about this duo whose older half idolizes Sherlock Holmes and wants to model himself after him. It's left to Otto to chronicle their adventures. I...

from Keeline

An enjoyable read which mixes Sherlock Holmes and the western genre very nicely, with a light, humorous touch. There are less direct Holmes references than the first book, but enough to please Sherlock fans. The setting on a train pleased me, although the book seems to have made the same error yo...

from patrickgarson

On The Wrong Track is an light, enjoyable romp that takes itself exactly as seriously as it should be. A detective yarn-come-western, it's a fun adventure which moves along as quickly as the steam trains of its setting. Old Red and Big Red, two cowboy brothers with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes ...