The Case of Compartment 7: A John Darnell Mystery (John Darnell Mysteries)

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Summary: Yearning to be on the Orient Express
Review: A clever mystery onboard the greatest train of all - the Orient Express. Woven in the mystery are unique details of high class train travel in another time. as well as real historical characters intertwined throughout. Sam McCarver's second novel surpasses his first. A delightful read!

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Summary: Yearning to be on the Orient Express
Review: Although I am hard-pressed to find any mystery book better than his first book ("The Case of Cabin 13"), I must say that "The Case of Compartment 7", Sam McCarver's second book, may be better than the first. His characters were not only creditable, but believable, likable, and well-formed. I have discovered that some characters were not fictional at all, but rather "real" people from the past integrated with new and interesting characters in a fictional, yet historically-accurate story. The mystery remains for us all until the end of the book; that is, unless someone possibly brighter than myself can figure it out beforehand. I would give this book "three" thumbs-up, if possible, and look forward to Sam McCarver's next book, which I understand is going to be entitled "The Case of the 2nd Seance". Here is hoping that Sam never runs out of "numbers" for the entire series of John Darnell Mysteries.

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Summary: needs work
Review: i admit i didn't read the whole thing, but i believe i am not overly critical, and i couldn't stick it out. first, the writing is very awkward; as i was reading i kept thinking, this writing is intrusively amateurish enough to interfere with the story. In addition, the author uses way too many actual historical figures, which i think highlights the awkward writing, because i found myself thinking, "that person wouldn't talk like that, or think like that. also, the plot was, well, trite. not recommended

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Summary: needs work
Review: i admit i didn't read the whole thing, but i believe i am not overly critical, and i couldn't stick it out. first, the writing is very awkward; as i was reading i kept thinking, this writing is intrusively amateurish enough to interfere with the story. In addition, the author uses way too many actual historical figures, which i think highlights the awkward writing, because i found myself thinking, "that person wouldn't talk like that, or think like that. also, the plot was, well, trite. not recommended

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Summary: Paranormal Detective Aboard Legendary Train
Review: THE CASE OF COMPARTMENT 7 is a fun book. John Darnell, the world's first paranormal detective, boards the legendary Orient Express and journeys acorss Europe with a colorful collection of fictionalized historical personalities including Mata Hari, an Eastern European crown prince, and Agatha Christie. Sam McCarver does a great job weaving fact with fiction, and he tells an excellent detective story. There are murders. There's intrigue. There's danger. There's heroics. Here's a book you should read.

Rating:
Summary: Paranormal Detective Aboard Legendary Train
Review: THE CASE OF COMPARTMENT 7 is a fun book. John Darnell, the world's first paranormal detective, boards the legendary Orient Express and journeys acorss Europe with a colorful collection of fictionalized historical personalities including Mata Hari, an Eastern European crown prince, and Agatha Christie. Sam McCarver does a great job weaving fact with fiction, and he tells an excellent detective story. There are murders. There's intrigue. There's danger. There's heroics. Here's a book you should read.