When I bought these and started reading, I didn't realise they were a collection of short stories all centering around a central character. Because of this, the action sort of starts in the middle somewhere instead of us really learning more about the main character first which also means I don't ever feel invested in what's happening or the outcome. This is an attempt at mimicking Conan Doyle and the Sherlock Holmes collection (I mean, it's obvious from the title of this book) but at least those started with [b:A Study in Scarlet|102868|A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)|Arthur Conan Doyle|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1519031842l/102868._SX50_.jpg|1997473] which is longer and serves as the introduction to Holmes, Watson, and their London. Faraday doesn't quite pull it off here and I never really got sucked into the two stories featured in this first book. Besides that, however, they are written fairly well with good descriptions and characterisation. I feel the second story is much more memorable but, again like Sherlock Holmes, they both had a sense of the paranormal until the mystery is ultimately solved by our clever hero. I will try to continue on with this series but the first installment leaves a bit to be desired. ( )