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Originally Posted by Luffy
Hi WT Sharpe, I've had mixed reactions towards EQ. I thoroughly liked The Greek Coffin Mystery and also The Egyptian Cross Mystery. I've not dared to continue reading beyond the Lamp of God, because the last few books disappointed me.
What, in your opinion, are the best books in the series after LoG?
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Hi, Luffy. Haven't seen you around for a while.
Try this one from 1966:
A Study in Terror. I found it quite interesting, even though the entire book wasn't written by the cousins (John Watson's "lost manuscript" was actually penned by Paul W. Fairman, although in collaboration with Dannay and Lee). All the EQ segments were, of course, written by EQ, however, and it was quite fascinating. A small spoiler that I don't think requires spoiler tags: Dr. Watson evidently went to his grave thinking that Holmes had failed in his mission to find Jack the Ripper, but Ellery saw in the manuscript clues in Watson's own hand of which the good doctor didn't realize the full significance.