I recently read Thunderstruck, also by Larson, and I found it to be much more tense and exciting. I knew nothing about both stories in that book though. I'd read Harold Schecter's book on Holmes before I read DitWC, so that was likely a factor.
But I recommend Thunderstruck either way.
I recently read Thunderstruck, also by Larson, and I found it to be much more tense and exciting. I knew nothing about both stories in that book though. I'd read Harold Schecter's book on Holmes before I read DitWC, so that was likely a factor.
But I recommend Thunderstruck either way.