" Julian Symons provides a stylish spin-off from the Sherlockian revival. It tells of a fading actor playing the Great Detective in a television series who persuades himself that by following in the master's footsteps he can solve a string of apparently unrelated murders: the Karate Killings."
Once you get past the absurdity of the 'hero's fantasy you are still left with an absurd story filled with very unsympathetic characters.
So, this is a short 'entertainment' which I would recommend giving a miss. The author wrote many mysteries that come highly recommended but this is all a bit silly plus its solvable three quarters of the way through.
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